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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Sonny Perdue, President TrumpÕs nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, takes his seat as he arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2017 in Washington. Previously, Perdue served as the governor of Gerogia from 2003 to 2011. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Sonny Perdue, President TrumpÕs nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, takes his seat as he arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2017 in Washington. Previously, Perdue served as the governor of Gerogia from 2003 to 2011. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)