Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Says She Would ‘Welcome’ DOGE Audit of SNAP and Other Benefits Programs

ROLLINS Go ahead Reporter ░░░░░░░░ you Just on SNAP ░░░░░░░░ fast Can you expand ░░░░░░░░ your plans to make ░░░░░░░░ program and other food ░░░░░░░░ programs more efficient like ░░░░░░░░ said during your confirmation ░░░░░░░░ And then also will ░░░░░░░░ be directly involved in ░░░░░░░░ process ROLLINS I am ░░░░░░░░ sure on the last ░░░░░░░░ I am I would ░░░░░░░░ DOGE to be involved ░░░░░░░░ think anytime that the ░░░░░░░░ and massive government programs ░░░░░░░░ the SNAP program which ░░░░░░░░ our food stamp program ░░░░░░░░ you can get sort ░░░░░░░░ a business perspective on ░░░░░░░░ we hitting our goals ░░░░░░░░ are the metrics what ░░░░░░░░ the metric for success ░░░░░░░░ these government programs are ░░░░░░░░ with the idea that ░░░░░░░░ re going to help ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ it s a hand ░░░░░░░░ And then years later ░░░░░░░░ government the programs are ░░░░░░░░ bigger and you ve ░░░░░░░░ more people on them ░░░░░░░░ are we really giving ░░░░░░░░ a hand up or ░░░░░░░░ it instead a handout ░░░░░░░░ if we can have ░░░░░░░░ know a whole other ░░░░░░░░ of really smart people ░░░░░░░░ at SNAP and other ░░░░░░░░ at USDA that will ░░░░░░░░ us to ensure what ░░░░░░░░ our metrics for success ░░░░░░░░ we meeting those metrics ░░░░░░░░ success Will we ever ░░░░░░░░ food out of a ░░░░░░░░ child s mouth Of ░░░░░░░░ not This is the ░░░░░░░░ States of America But ░░░░░░░░ this program has grown ░░░░░░░░ large especially in the ░░░░░░░░ administration Under Biden I ░░░░░░░░ SNAP grew almost 30 ░░░░░░░░ more than before We ░░░░░░░░ have to look at ░░░░░░░░ that money is going ░░░░░░░░ is being spent on ░░░░░░░░ look forward to working ░░░░░░░░ Bobby Kennedy as we ░░░░░░░░ out do we have ░░░░░░░░ healthiest choices So when ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer is putting money ░░░░░░░░ SNAP do they are ░░░░░░░░ OK with us with ░░░░░░░░ using their tax dollars ░░░░░░░░ feed really bad food ░░░░░░░░ sugary drinks to children ░░░░░░░░ perhaps need something more ░░░░░░░░ So these are all ░░░░░░░░ questions we re going ░░░░░░░░ be asking and working ░░░░░░░░ in the coming months ░░░░░░░░ years And I look ░░░░░░░░ to solving some of ░░░░░░░░ major major issues for ░░░░░░░░ country God bless you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ good to be with ░░░░░░░░ Thank you all.”