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Senate Agriculture Committee questions nominees Steven Vaden and Tyler Clarkson on trade, farm aid and legal role at USDA
Summary
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on Wednesday heard testimony from Judge Steven Alexander Vaden and Tyler Clarkson, President Trump's nominees to be deputy secretary and general counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and pressed both on trade policy, program freezes and whether USDA would follow statutes and court decisions.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on Wednesday heard testimony from Judge Steven Alexander Vaden, nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Tyler Clarkson, nominee for USDA general counsel, and questioned both on trade policy, program implementation and the legal role of the department.
The hearing focused on whether the nominees would support technical assistance to Congress in a farm bill year, protect existing program authorities such as the Commodity Credit Corporation and SNAP, and advise the secretary to follow statutory and judicial requirements. Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar and other senators repeatedly raised farmers' concerns about recent tariff actions and program freezes, seeking commitments about communication with Congress and legal compliance.
Vaden described his agricultural background and legal experience and said he would act as “a voice within the…
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