Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue appears to have won over the Senate Agriculture Committee and is headed for confirmation by the full Senate, after the committee votes to move Perdue forward. During a confirmation hearing Thursday, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow announced intentions to vote for the former Georgia Governor to become the next to lead the Department of Agriculture. Much of the hearing focused on what Perdue plans to do as Agriculture Secretary, rather than his qualifications for the job. The hearing came 73 days after President Donald Trump made his final Cabinet selection, being Perdue, a day before Trump’s inauguration. The Committee will hold a separate business meeting to vote on the nomination and has yet to schedule the meeting.
From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service.