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Senate confirms Perdue to lead USDA

04/24/17 6:00 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS agriculture secretary confirmation david perdue Debbie Stabenow Pat Roberts PRESIDENT trump senate Sonny Perdue Tom Vilsack Zippy Duvall
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2017 – Sonny Perdue, who has promised to be a forceful advocate for farmers within the Trump administration, is set to take over as the 31st agriculture secretary on Tuesday after easily winning Senate confirmation, 87-11.
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