Senate Ag Committee clears three USDA nominees

The Senate Agriculture Committee finally cleared the nominations of three top U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, including Mindy Brashears to be undersecretary of agriculture for food safety, Naomi Earp to be assistant secretary of agriculture for civil rights and Scott Hutchins to be undersecretary of agriculture for research, education and economics. The nominees may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation.  Read more