Dear John,

President-elect Joe Biden has started considering appointments for important
positions. Heidi Heitkamp, former North Dakota Senator, is campaigning for the
top post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But Heitkamp has close ties to
Big Ag and the fossil fuel industry and voted with Trump 68% of the time when
she was in the Senate. She would be a disaster for family farmers, frontline
communities, and the environment. Take action to tell Joe Biden to not nominate Heidi Heitkamp.
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Mother Nature has been sounding the alarm: Fires, floods, hurricanes, and other
extreme weather events can be tied back to the ever-growing climate crisis.
Industrial agriculture is one of the leading drivers of climate chaos in the
U.S. We need the new head of the USDA to take bold action on climate.

But Heitkamp has aligned herself with corporate agribusiness at the expense of
family farmers, supports fossil fuel interests, and holds views that are out of
step with the majority of Americans. We need your help to push Joe Biden not to
nominate her!

Sign your name: Tell President-elect Joe Biden not to consider Heidi Heitkamp
for USDA Secretary.

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[[link removed]]The president-elect and vice president-elect campaigned on the promise to tackle
the climate emergency. But nominees like Heidi Heitkamp will only make the
climate crisis worse.

Heitkamp has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign donations from giant
agribusiness companies, including Bayer-Monsanto, Syngenta, and Cargill. And she’s raised over $600,000 from the fossil fuel industry! She even supported the Keystone and Dakota Access gas pipelines, against the
wishes of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in her state.

In the Senate, Heitkamp led legislation that increased subsidies and loopholes
for Big Ag, shielded factory farms from reporting toxic air pollution, and
thwarted progress on combating climate change -- including cosponsoring
legislation that would roll back environmental regulations and expand drilling
on public lands. She also broke with her party to confirm Scott Pruitt as head
of the EPA.

Heitkamp is clearly the wrong pick for USDA Secretary. That’s why we need
engaged environmentalists like you to make an impact, so Biden does not nominate
her. But we must act fast!

Take action now: Heidi Heitkamp is the wrong choice for USDA Secretary.

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[[link removed]]Our next USDA Secretary needs to help drive ambitious solutions to the climate
crisis by reining in Big Ag. This role is pivotal in President-elect Biden’s
bold plan to fight climate change.

Heidi Heitkamp is nowhere near the leader we need. Her environmental record and support of the fossil fuel industry should
disqualify her from leading the agency.

But the media is already naming Heitkamp as a frontrunner. Biden will continue
to consider Heitkamp’s nomination unless he feels pressure from concerned
Americans like you. Can we count on your support?

30,000 Signatures still needed: Urge Joe Biden to withdraw Heidi Heitkamp from
consideration for the USDA Secretary position.

Sign Now
[[link removed]]Standing with you,
Chloë Waterman,
Climate-friendly food campaign program manager,
Friends of the Earth

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