Growth Energy Statement on Selection of Brooke Rollins to Lead USDA

Growth Energy General Counsel Joe Kakesh testified to the USDA today about the importance of giving farmers and renewable fuel producers flexibility when it comes to incentivizing climate smart agriculture (CSA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Founder Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture:

“Growth Energy looks forward to engaging with Secretary Designate Rollins and demonstrating how our industry is vital to growing jobs and innovation across rural America and unleashing American energy dominance. The USDA Secretary is rural America’s voice in the White House, and we will work hard to ensure Rollins is well-positioned to deliver on President Trump’s rural agenda, expand markets for homegrown renewable fuel, and bring more low-cost options to the pump.”