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Secretary Rollins Testifies at a House Appropriations Budget Hearing on the Department of Agriculture, Apr. 16, 2026

April 16, 2026 · House Appropriations Committee · 1:25:26

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What happened

The House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Agriculture (EventID 119146), according to the committee’s description of its upload. Forbes Breaking News carried the hearing live on April 16, 2026, identifying Secretary Brooke Rollins as the witness testifying before the House Appropriations Committee.

Why it matters

This is the Secretary’s annual budget defense before the House panel that funds USDA — the hearing record is where the department’s spending priorities and its answers on program performance are set down for the appropriations cycle.

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

Sources: House Appropriations Committee, ‘Budget Hearing - Department of Agriculture’ (EventID 119146), April 2026 (committee upload, embedded above); the Forbes Breaking News live carry of the same hearing is recorded as an alternate source in the site index.