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After a 92-7 vote, the former governor of Iowa will reprise his role heading up USDA. Three weeks after a cakewalk of a confirmation hearing, Tom Vilsack was confirmed as President Biden’s Agriculture Secretary on Tuesday in a 92-7 vote, garnering support from both parties. Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders and Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul were among those voting against his confirmation. Senators had scheduled twenty minutes to debate the nomination but no one spoke out against Secretary Vilsack on the floor. Democrats voted unanimously in favor of the former governor of Iowa. Vilsack’s nomination drew sharp criticism from civil rights advocates and various food safety and progressive farm groups, though he ultimately won support from major players including the Farm Bureau and the National Farmers Union. ....
Three days before Christmas, Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden s pick for U.S. agriculture secretary, convened a videoconference with nine prominent civil rights activists and advocates for Black farmers. ....
Biden's Cabinet may be “the most diverse in history,” but his pick for agriculture secretary reignited criticism over the USDA’s treatment of Black farmers. ....