Roberts warns against contrary views from USDA nominee Clovis on crop insurance

At the same hearing in which he said President Trump promised not to cut crop insurance in 2018, Senate Agriculture chairman Pat Roberts confronted statements by Trump nominee Sam Clovis. “If there is some nominee coming before this committee who says crop insurance is unconstitutional, they might as well not show up,” said Roberts, arguably… » Read More

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