Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 11/15/21

Vote expected this week on key USDA climate nominee: Several Senate Democratic staffers tell MA that they expect a full Senate floor vote this week on Robert Bonnie’s nomination for undersecretary of farm production and conservation at USDA. As MA has reported, a pair of senators has been holding up Bonnie’s nomination for the key post that oversees sweeping farm subsidies, crop insurance and other programs.

ICYMI: Bonnie was nominated for the role back in April. He currently serves as deputy chief of staff and senior climate adviser at USDA. Republicans have raised concerns that the department is overstepping its authority in its efforts to address climate change — and Bonnie has been a key force behind those efforts.