This included hiring thousands of employees with no realistic way to pay them and without any tangible increase in service to USDA's core constituencies. In short, paying more people, using taxpayer dollars to do the same amount of work just wasn't and isn't sustainable. That's why back in July, we announced the reorganization of the U.S. department of Agriculture, refocusing our core operations to better align with our founding mission of supporting American farming, ranching and forestry. (04:01–04:10)
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