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Secretary Rollins Testifies Before the House Appropriations Committee on the FY2026 Budget, May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025 · PBS NewsHour · 2:05:00

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What happened

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testified in a House hearing on the White House’s 2026 budget, carried live by PBS NewsHour on May 7, 2025. PBS describes the hearing as the Secretary testifying on the administration’s 2026 budget; a Forbes Breaking News carry of the same hearing identifies the panel as the House Appropriations Committee.

Why it matters

The Appropriations hearing is where USDA’s annual funding request is examined line by line — farm programs, rural development, and nutrition assistance all depend on the budget the Secretary defended in this testimony.

Scoreboard watch

The Secretary’s testimony is recorded here as she stated it, to be checked against USDA’s published actions and the appropriations outcome.

Sources: PBS NewsHour, ‘WATCH LIVE: Agriculture Secretary Rollins testifies on White House 2026 budget in House hearing,’ May 7, 2025 (live carry, embedded above); the Forbes Breaking News carry of the same hearing is recorded as an alternate source in the site index.