Secretary Mike Espy encourages the Biden administration to use the upcoming farm bill as another opportunity to address America’s supply chain vulnerabilities. “The question now facing the Biden administration is how to best respond to a growingly confrontational China and the vulnerability of our critical supply chains to Chinese influence,” he writes.
Mike Espy
Mike Espy worked on the farm bill as a member of the House Agriculture Committee from 1987-1992, and as part of President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet from 1993 to 1995, when he was the first African American to serve as the U.S. secretary of agriculture. Espy is also a former USDA secretary and former U.S. Senate candidate.