President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee American farming was once head of a group that was among the loudest opponents of a favorite U.S. agriculture product: biofuels.

Neither of Texas’ two senators serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee. But both Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced Rollins at Thursday’s hearing, calling her a “no-brainer.” Both have known Rollins for decades going back to her time in the Texas governor’s office and leading the Texas Public Policy Foundation.