Next Tuesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to vote on the nominations of Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Department of Interior, and Rick Perry as Secretary of the Department of Energy. No date has been set for a hearing for Secretary of the Department of Agriculture nominee Sonny Perdue.
As President Trump concludes his first full week in office, the Senate worked to confirm President Trump’s Cabinet Secretaries. So far, three of the President’s Cabinet nominees have been confirmed by the Senate and sworn into office: Defense Secretary James Mattis, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Several other nominees had their committee votes this week, including Elaine Chao (Transportation) and Ben Carson (Housing and Urban Development).