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Bronaugh cleared for Senate vote to be deputy agriculture secretary
Story Date: 5/12/2021
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Source: Chuck Abbott, FERN INSIDER, 5/10/21
After nearly three months alone at the USDA, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is on the verge of being joined by a Biden appointee with sub-cabinet rank. On a voice vote with no objections, the Senate Agriculture Committee cleared Jewel Bronaugh on Monday for a floor vote to become deputy agriculture secretary. If confirmed, as is expected, she would be the first Black person to hold the job. Bronaugh, now the Virginia commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, has broad bipartisan support.
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