Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut consumer supplies.

An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

With an emphasis on tightening up biosecurity on farms, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022. Officials had hinted at the plan earlier this month.

At the first Cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term on Feb. 26, Cabinet members applauded Elon Musk and DOGE’s work in reducing federal staff.