gosar d.d.s. (az-04) issued the following statement after former georgia governor sonny perdue was confirmed by the u.s. senate by a bipartisan vote of 87-11 to serve as secretary of the u.s. department of agriculture: "congratulations to our next secretary of agriculture sonny perdue on his confirmation this evening. steeped in agriculture, i am confident that governor perdue is the best choice to work with farmers and ranchers throughout the country to ensure affordable and safe domestic food production for american families. as an outspoken supporter of maintaining healthy forests, i am optimistic that mr. perdue will work with our next forest service chief to implement an active forest management approach and prevent catastrophic wildfires," said chairman gosar. 