The Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday voted to favorably report the nomination of Brooke L. Rollins, a senior aide for President Donald Trump during his first administration, to be the Agriculture secretary.
Rollins had the support of members of both parties in the 23-0 vote despite ranking member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., expressing some concerns about her nomination. Rollins has also been the president and CEO of the conservative think tank America First Policy Institute.
“We obviously have concerns about workforce, tariffs, some of the conservation issues, and we are going to be holding her to getting things done for rural America,” Klobuchar said.