The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to become President Trump's secretary of Agriculture, sending his nomination to the Senate floor.
"I’m pleased our committee has made swift strides to move Gov. Perdue’s nomination closer to the finish line,” said panel Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.).
“Our farmers and ranchers have been waiting too long for this important position to be filled. We need to get Gov. Perdue down to USDA to get to work,” Roberts said.
Perdue’s confirmation hearing last week was a relatively friendly affair, with the nominee vowing to expand global trade for the nation's agriculture producers and promising to protect the already trim spending levels.
source: thehill.com
