He returned for a second stint as the secretary of Agriculture, having served President Obama in the same role from 2008 to 2016.
There has been a great deal of discussion on the role that agriculture has to play in the future of climate, including many hearings in both the House and the Senate.
But as many of us have learned over time, the Farm Bill greatly affects our customers, and ultimately our banks, in many ways.
From an ABA perspective, we hope to make the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Loan Programs easier to use and better overall for our customers.
ABA believes there needs to be hearings and legislative action taken to move ECORA forward, and ECORA will continue to be a priority issue for ABA in 2022.