Brooke Rollins confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture


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1 of 2 | President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC on January 23. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Senate Thursday confirmed Brooke Rollins to be the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The vote, 72-28, fell largely along party lines, although some Democrats who initially supported her, voted against her final confirmation. Rollins' confirmation has been at the forefront of Senate conversations since her nomination, amid President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on...