Quotes from Sonny Perdue

I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms.

We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on.

We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and USDA is ready to assist in any way we can.

While some of the critics are voicing legitimate concerns about the merits of a system of academic benchmarks, Common Core is frequently a straw man for the frustrations conservatives have with the federal government.

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

Since I was a boy - born into a farming family in Bonaire, GA - I've had agriculture running through my veins.

I am a small business owner I'm in the agri-business. That's about as blind a trust as you can get. We trust in the Lord for rain and many other things.

We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws.

Agriculture is in my heart.

I've helped create and save thousands of American jobs.