The Senate Agriculture Committee has given an initial thumbs-up to Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture.
Vilsack, an Iowan, is President Joe Biden’s nominee and served in the same role for all eight years of the Obama administration.
He oversaw the USDA during passage and implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill, which allowed states to experiment with hemp production.
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