Presumed President Elect Joe Biden is getting pressure from progressive groups that don’t want Heidi Heitkamp as the next Agriculture Secretary. More than 160 groups including Family Farm Action and Friends of the Earth sent a letter to Biden saying the former North Dakota Senator accepted campaign donations from large agribusiness companies, the fossil fuels industry, and led legislation that eased farm regulations, thwarted progress on climate change, and aided concentration in the ag sector.
