WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider three nominations within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Who: Mindy Brashears to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
Naomi C. Earp to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
Scott Hutchins to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Time: In conjunction with floor votes, TBD
Place: Location near the Senate floor, TBD
The Committee held a hearing on the nominees on November 28 in the last Congress. The President renominated them in the 116th Congress and members were provided the opportunity to examine the nominations.
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Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035
Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437
Source: U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
