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NPR The last two Trump Cabinet-level nominees awaiting Senate confirmation are Alexander Acosta for labor secretary and Robert Lighthizer for U.S. trade representative.
Senate Confirms Ex-Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue As Agriculture Secretary
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Sonny Perdue grew up on a farm in central Georgia and has owned several agriculture companies. He is not associated with the food company Perdue or the poultry producer Perdue Farms.
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Fox News The Senate on Monday confirmed former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be Agriculture Secretary.
Senate Confirms Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary
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Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue won confirmation on a strong bipartisan vote of 87-11, as several Democrats backed a Trump nominee after razor-thin outcomes for his choices earlier this year.
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Fox News "I am excited [about] the fact we’re re-engaging in the world and that’s what I hear from foreign leaders all over the world, that they want America to lead again."
Senator David Perdue talked to Martha MacCallum about the strength President Don Read more ... ald J. Trump is showing on the world stage.
Sen. Perdue on Syria: 'We've Got to Stop ISIS, and That's Job One'
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Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., told Fox News' The First 100 Days Wednesday that defeating ISIS should be the Trump administration's first priority with its Syria policy.
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Perdue compares Trump to Churchill
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Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) assessed President Trump’s first 50 days in office.
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NPR Perdue -- no relation to the chicken magnates -- got his start in local politics in Georgia as a Democrat before switching parties in 2003. His cousin David represents Georgia in the Senate.
Trump To Nominate Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue To Head Agriculture Department
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Perdue is popular with farmer groups and establishment Republicans. If he is confirmed, he will be in charge of food aid to the poor and other programs that some members of Congress want to cut.
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Newsweek The nominee is not related to chicken magnate Frank Perdue.
Trump to name former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary
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Perdue served on Trump's agricultural advisory committee during his presidential campaign.
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NPR Ninety-five percent of Perdue's flock receives no antibiotic treatment.
Perdue Goes (Almost) Antibiotic-Free
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Perdue Farms leads the way in eliminating antibiotic use on chickens.
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The Wall Street Journal Perdue Farms is the first major poultry supplier to remove all antibiotics from its chicken supply.
Perdue Eliminates Antibiotics From Chicken Supply
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Company chairman Jim Perdue also spoke about the growing demand for organic chicken and how Perdue's business model is adjusting, in a conversation at the WSJ Global Food Forum.
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NPR Jim Perdue says there's a simple motivation behind the new initiative: Consumers, especially millennials, "want to make sure that animals are raised in as caring a way as possible."
In Quest For Happier Chickens, Perdue Shifts How Birds Live And Die
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Perdue Farms, one of the largest poultry companies in the country, says it will change its slaughter methods and also some of its poultry houses. Animal welfare groups are cheering.
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TreeHugger Battle continues to rage between chicken farmer and employer Perdue
Battle continues to rage between chicken farmer and employer Perdue
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Craig Watts has taken yet another step against Perdue's incessant 'retaliatory inspections' by submitting a formal complaint to the Department of Labor. Perdue isn't impressed.
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