Fox News: Trump Agriculture pick confirmed as president racks up Cabinet wins

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Trump Agriculture pick confirmed as president racks up Cabinet wins

Brooke Rollins was confirmed to be secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues to rack up wins in his new Cabinet.......                    ...                        ...President Donald Trump secured two more Cabinet confirmations on Thursday, including his pick to lead the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login (USDA), Brooke Rollins. ......Rollins was easily confirmed by the Senate shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Trump's Health secretary.......Most recently, Rollins has served as president and CEO of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login think tank, which she co-founded after Trump's first term. In Trump's first administration, she was his director of the Office of American Innovation and acting director of the Domestic Policy Council.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The newly elected president announced his selection of Rollins for USDA chief in November, recalling she did "an incredible job" during his first term. ......"Brooke's commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of Agriculture-dependent American Small Towns is second to none," he said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country. Congratulations Brooke!"......The USDA nominee had a hearing before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee last month, before You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login the key hurdle. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The committee decision to move her nomination forward was unanimous, giving her bipartisan backing going into her confirmation vote. ......Rollins is now the 16th Cabinet official confirmed to serve in Trump's new administration. With the help of the Republican-led Senate, Trump has managed to confirm his picks at a pace far ahead of either his first administration or former President Joe Biden's. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......At the same point in his first term, Trump only had 11 confirmations and Biden had seven. Neither had 16 confirmed until March during their respective administrations. ...

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