ms. rollins. as we both noted, this committee has worked together and all the members know this on a bipartisan way to pass farm bills in the past, improve the farm safety net, stand up for conservation and food security. will you be a force for working with both sides of the aisle? ms. rollins: thank you so much, senator klobuchar, for that question and it is exceedingly important to me that we deliver for american farmers and ranchers, exceedingly. and i have already begun to lose some sleep over how to make that happen in a way that is productive in supporting your work and i have a long history of working in a bipartisan manner. it may not be at the forefront of my resume but i worked with many of you in the last administration on the first step back which i believe was perhaps the hallmark of president trump 1.0 in bipartisan work together. i sat in an office for many hours with senator durbin, senator grassley, senator booker, senator scott, and many others from both sides as we hammered out

ms. rollins who is seeking to be secretary of agriculture, are you going to warn the people in agriculture states like illinois and texas that mass deportation is a threat to their workforce? and she said, of course. she wouldn't answer that directly. i wasn't surprised by that. but it's an indication of the complication of mass depo deportation. take what i've said and apply it to so many industries. the hospitality industry, good indication. how many people are cleaning those hotel rooms that you stayed in last night who are undocumented? a lot. and another area that i think is really critical is when it comes to caregivers. when you leave your child or grandchildren at the day care center in the morning and head off to work or whatever your assignment may be for the day, you entrust the most precious part of your life, that little child or grandchild, in many instances to an undocumented worker. they don't get paid as much as most and they have an awesome responsibility. i think every grandparent and parent would agree. you want to make sure that they're good and talented and qualified