now, brooke rollins does have a background in agriculture.ool, actually went to texas a&m university on an agricultural scholarship to get a degree in agricultural development. i don't know if you guys have picked up on anything that people are concerned about or interested in, or excited about with the trump administration in the agriculture field? you know, i was in pennsylvania in october, and there was an event that donald trump participated in — it was a roundtable forum outside of pittsburgh, kind of rural area in pittsburgh, and it was all about farming. the thing i heard from the farmers there and the farming industry people there — they were mostly concerned about costs. the costs of energy, you know, costs of running the farm, costs of inputs that were driving up the prices of their agriculture, i don't know if you guys have picked up on anything that people are concerned about or interested in, or excited about with the trump administration in the agriculture field? you know, i was in pennsylvania in october, and there was an event

is the mentality that i respect most about this institute and brook i would like to recognize brook rollinsstanding leadership let's give her a round of applause as well for leading this great institute. so thank you, brook. i appreciate that. [applause] i want to kick this off by exhale a reflection on national unity. we're deeply divided as a country today. and i think the way that both political parties imagine we might get to national unity is through compromise. it would seem to me the obvious approach actually if you have people badly divided, perhaps the way you get to uniting that country is through compromise. actually reject that vision. i believe that the way we will unite this country is by being uncompromising, about the principles that set the country into motion in the first place. i think we have to be honest with ourselves. that america was not founded on moderate ideals. america was founded on radical ideals that idea that you get to speak your mind and you do and you do and you do too as long as i get to in return. that is a wild idea for most of human history. it was don

today, i have the honor to introduce a distinguished leader in america first movement, brook rollins. brook embodies spirit of our founding fathers. he from a small town of glen rose, texas you can say she left to serve as director of the white house policy council and chief strategist. after her service she founded america first policy institute where she serves as president and ceo, as well as the senior advisor for america first works the sister organization. today, she will lead our conversation on the bureaucracy that we are experiencing today and without any further delay i would like to introduce brook rollins. [applause] well hello everyone welcome to headquarters of institution and our sister organization that sponsoring organization for today america first works we're so glad to have you and what an honor it is for the last two plus years to have served as first the founder now the president and ceo of america first policy institute, and as a senior advisor of america first works. as ashley mentioned before afpa and afw, i was so honored to be part of the last administration

i like to record as a brooke rollins for outstanding leadership let's give her a round of applause asll for leading this great in situ. thank you brooke, i appreciate that. going to kick this off by actually a reflection national unity. we are deeply divided country today. i think the weight some and both the political parties imagine we might get to national unity is through compromise. it would seem to be the obvious approach, actually. people badlyly divided and unitg countries to compromise. i actually reject that vision. i believe thery way we will unie this country is by being uncompromising about the principles that set the country into motion and the first place. i think we have to be honest with ourselves. america was not founded on a moderate ideals. america was founded on radical ideals but the idea that you get to speak your mind and you do, and you do, and you do too as long as i get to in return, that is a wild idea for most of human history. it was done the other way it was a nation on of men but of laws founded on the rule of law that we pursue excellence not on the co

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rachel: and brook rollins said agriculture, the other piece of the puzzle, so excited for what we'ret the golden era, the golden age of health for america. you've been on the forefront of this and i'm just happy to see your dreams come true. let's get it done. >> you've been talking about it for a long time and we are on the verge of a golden age here. rachel: awesome. thanks, callie. come back. >> thank you. rachel: russia and ukraine fighting for the upper hand ahead of trump's return to the white house. but zelenskyy's new position could change everything. come on in, how are you? for god so loved the world that he gave his only son. so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life. dad: a perfect day with the family! shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects! only shingrix is proven over 90% effective. shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix doesn't protect everyone and isn't for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. tell your healthcare provider if you're p

i think i have met several, certainly pete hegseth, i just saw sean duffy before i left town, brook rollinsd go through the list. you know, i think all of them are well-prepared for leading the prospective agencies that they have. you know, tough questioning for some that i saw kash patel asked about some of the public statements that he's made, and where he would like to take the fbi. certainly in my space where i do a lot of work, lee zelden will be a great epa administrator and i think he will affirmed once we begin the process and the committee. and i'm one that believes the president should have his team, but the senate should have the advise and consent duties what i'm fulfilling. we're learning more about a lot of these that i didn't know and we'll see as they move through committee and after the fbi checks are completed, see how these roll out. neil: senator, you're better at the math than i am when it comes to confirming someone from any cabinet post. can't lose any more than four republicans. >> right. neil: assuming all the democrats vote against them. is it your sense that pete

to president trump's nominee for hhs, robert f kennedy jr., and his nominee to lead the usda, brooke rollins, asking them to prohibit snap purchases of junk food. and with obesity as high as ever, this would be a massive benefit to our health and our taxpayers. >> i have to say, not a bad idea. >> it's a great idea, right? >> not a bad idea. however, over the last couple decades, here is the reception that right wing media in particular has had. this was when they were talking about the nanny state, for example. bloomberg trying to do very similar things. >> if the government of new york can tell you how much soda you can drink, it's a pretty short trip from there to getting you to raise your hand before you go to the bathroom. oh, bloomberg's not around our big gulps safe. >> emperor bloomberg of new york city has banned soda. get the government out of my life. >> hey, look, i gave up pop for lent three years ago. >> i haven't had one since, but that's up to you. >> we don't want a nanny state. >> it's the ultimate nanny state. the same nanny state that says you can't drink 32oz of a soda d

the new agriculture -- secretary of agriculture, brooke rollins is from fort worth and will hopefullyas the luxury side on tariffs, i'm not sure exactly. they're talking big, big numbers, 25% tariffs. but part of what the president wants to do is use that as a negotiating chip to say let's drop tariffs on things going the other direction, and i think there's going to be a lot of compromise, and the president's a deal maker and the fact that, you know, the canadian prime minister came down last week, i think, shows that they want to make a deal on how do we balance this thing out. that's going to be the important part. we do a lot of exporting of refined products to other country, and we want to be sure, you know, that we can knock tariffs off that when we're shipping out of the country as well. i think the president is a deal make, and when he throws out these big tariffs, the other countries are going to wake up and want to deal with it. >> yeah, well, ray, we appreciate your coming on. we look forward to chatting about the trump administration as well when it's underway. so thank yo

nothing against matt whitaker, but no experience to be the am dor to nato and brooke rollins to be the secretary of agriculture, linda mcmahon to be the secretary of education, that's even low on the list. for him, people that are loyal, and he respects is a very small pool of people. when you look at the backup alternatives to pete hegseth those are people, ron desantis, joni ernst, bill haggerty that don't necessarily fit that mold. that's my question if he doesn't get pete hegseth who does he turn to and turn to in year three and four because we've seen a history of secretaries through his first administration leave within a year or two. >> i mean, david jolly, there is something fascinating about the depth of pete hegseth's sort of scandal and the scandal-driven coverage has blotted out the extremism coverage and courtney kube was on the air a couple days ago when the two nbc news stories broke one with ten sources talking about his drunkenness and drinking at fox news. the other was about the six senators being uncomfortable with his nomination, which is, obviously, too many senat

our next secretary brook rollins will go into action as soon as she's sworn in. until then i ask the senate to stand up and stand with an economic assistance package to throw our farmers a lifeline. they deserve it, they need it. and it's not just for them. it's for the entire country. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. >> call the sentence attention -- served me, this institution and our nation so well. and for so long in the republican leader's office. today, i've reached the end of the list. my one remaining task is to prepare our colleagues for senate without sharon. to tell the story, you might start in 2010 when she assumed that title, or in 2007 when she joined my team, or perhaps back in 1999 when she set up and republican leaders suite for the first mr. daines: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: madam president, with only days left in the 118th congress, i come to the floor to fight on behalf of my rural montana communities. sen