
The paperwork is complete- and Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman of Arkansas will gavel his Committee to order Thursday morning at 10 AM eastern to hold a Confirmation Hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s choice to be his Secretary of Agriculture.
Among the paperwork that has now been filed- Rollins has promised to resign from her positions with America First Policy Institute, America First Works and the Texas Public Policy Foundation. She will also shut down her consulting business, BLR Ideas, to take on the position of US Secretary of Ag position. Once confirmed, she will take over the role held for the last four years by former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who also served eight years as USDA Secretary in the Obama Administration.
The Trump-Vance Transition team earlier released a backgrounder on Mrs. Rollins, which includes the endorsements of multiple ag groups- click here to read that.
Most DC observers see no issues with her confirmation to become the next Secretary of Ag.
You can navigate to the Senate Ag Committee website to watch the hearing live on Thursday morning- click here for that webpage.