Vilsack Nomination Hearing Scheduled For February 2
By Jacqui Fatka, Farm Progress
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee announced Wednesday the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Agriculture designee Tom Vilsack is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 10:30 a.m. EST. The hearing had been held up while Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tried to broker a power sharing deal with the Senate’s 50-50 split.