The United States Senate will vote to confirm Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s Agriculture Secretary on Tuesday (Feb. 23, 2021).
The Senate will debate the nomination for 20 minutes before voting, with the majority and minority parties receiving equal time. Most agriculture stakeholders expect smooth sailing for Vilsack, who breezed through the Senate Agriculture Committee nomination hearing earlier this month.
During his confirmation hearing, Vilsack stated the world and nation are different from his previous stint leading USDA. He said the pandemic, racial justice and equity and climate change must be USDA’s priorities.
If confirmed, Vilsack will return to USDA after serving as Agriculture Secretary during the Obama administration and most recently as President and CEO of the US Dairy Export Council.
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