USDA has canceled nearly $6 billion in contracts, says Brooke Rollins
Brooke Rollins · Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture | All-In DC · May 4, 2025 · at 19:12
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins outlines cost-cutting measures and administrative spending cuts at the USDA.
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“We've already canceled almost six billion dollars, a 100,200 thousand dollars at a time.”
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