Trump’s Agriculture Sec Pick Secures Senate Confirmation With Ease

The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed former White House official Brooke Rollins to helm President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thursday afternoon.

Senators voted 72 to 28 in favor of the USDA nominee’s confirmation. Rollins becomes Trump’s 16th cabinet nominee to secure confirmation, far outpacing the confirmation schedules of the Biden administration and first Trump administration.

The Biden administration did not have 16 cabinet nominees confirmed until March 10, placing the Senate GOP’s confirmation pace almost a month ahead of its predecessor’s schedule, a senior GOP aide told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

Rollins garnered support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, including Republican Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, who spoke on the Senate floor Thursday urging his colleagues to confirm the USDA nominee.

“I know Brooke Rollins shares my commitment to enhancing policies that help farm families and rural communities thrive,” Boozman said. “Given her executive leadership, she is well-prepared to hit the ground running when she walks through the doors of USDA as Secretary and deliver the certainty and predictability our producers need.”

Rollins cleared the Senate agriculture panel unanimously during a vote of 23 to 0 on Feb. 4.

Senate Democrats notably agreed to expedite Collins’ confirmation vote while furiously opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy secured