of that hearing sunday morning. how is betsy devos doing? what grade would you give to her on her job so far? here s how to take part in the conversation. if you are a parent, call this .umber, (202) 748-8000 teachers and administrators, (202) 748-8001. .veryone else, (202) 748-8002 you can weigh in on social media. in the detroit free press, ridiculed but resilient, betsy devos is still standing. she has been a late-night punch line since the day she was nominated, for trading ignorance over the department she oversees and rhetorical blunders that stick in the brain pan, like her memorable proposal to armed teachers against grizzly bears. two years after my sense cast the tie-breaking vote to secure her senate nomination, she is still standing, the longest-serving of the trump cabinet nominees after elaine chao. one of a dwindling original cast his members include rick perry, ben carson, and wilbur ross. survivedy devos, has two chiefs of staff, five communications director
dayton, ohio is making remarks. pete buttigieg is a rhodes scholar who was first elected at the age of 29, making him the young as mayor of the u.s. city with at least 100,000 residents. he is also a lieutenant in the navy reserve, served a tour in afghanistan in 2014, and would be the first prominently openly gay presidential candidate. live coverage here now on c-span. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting pete ] pete understands the challenges facing communities in the middle of the country cannot be boiled down to a soundbite and a talking point. he understands the changes that have already swept through south bend and dayton will eventually impact communities across the entire country. to borrow a phrase from my good friend senator sharon brown, cities like ours and the entire industrial midwest are the canaries in the coal mine. our country must focus on how we will adapt to our changing ensure wend protect the dignity of all people during these seismic shifts. here
forecasted weather, thunderstorms and maybe even some snow. they have relocated the event to the studebaker automobile factory building. it is still in the midst of renovation. we are not sure how many people they can actually fit into the building. the campaign has said that admission would be on a first-come, first-served basis. host: remind us who this man is, this mayor, pete buttigieg. he has been getting a good amount of traction in the news lately. well, pete is 37 years old. graduate and ad rhodes scholar, he ran for state treasurer in 2010 when he decided to come back to south bend, where he is from. he lost that race rather decisively. he was very young, 29 years old. the following year, he ran for mayor of south bend and won, and was reelected to a second term after coming out as gay in 2015. he was reelected with 80% of the vote. host: and take us further into his campaign, because as i mentioned, there is a good amount of traction. we are reading a lot about me
u.s. commerce. this hearing is about 90 minutes. we will call this hearing to order. i d like to invite or think our agriculture secretary for being here this morning. secretary perdue, we appreciate you being here before the committee and also doctor johansson thank you as well. thank you very much for joining us. today the purpose of today s hearing is to discuss the fiscal 2020 budget request and i hope this discussion will clarify the ministrations support for rural america and production agriculture. reduction would directly impact small rural communities many of us call home. production agriculture is the cornerstone of our local rural economies and weakening the farm safety network that leaves farmers and ranchers vulnerable to low commodity prices and weather conditions and right now they are both. farmers and ranchers in our state and across the adult like the department s tools and resources to stay in business during this tumultuous times. cutting the research wi