Sam Clovis

Sam Clovis, the USDA liaison to the White House, is leaving his job in Washington, D.C.  The former Trump campaign co-chair and policy adviser was nominated by President Trump to be the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.  Clovis ...

Sam Clovis withdrew his nomination to a USDA post Thursday.  President Trump nominated Clovis earlier this year to serve as USDA’s undersecretary for research, education and economics, effectively known as the USDA chief scientist position.  However, Clov...

Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Sam Clovis doesn’t have credibility for the post Clovis is nominated to serve at the Department of Agriculture.  Clovis is the nominee for the undersecretary for research, education and economics, commonly known as USDA’s chief scientist position.   Vilsack...

Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Brian Schatz of Hawaii called for President Trump to withdraw the nomination of Sam Clovis as USDA Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics.  The Hagstrom Report says shortly the announcement, Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow says that if the Clovis nomination isn’t withdrawn, she will highlight his comments on minorities, gays, Barack Obama,