Taylor Nomination Advances out of Committee

On September 27, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance the nomination of Alexis Taylor as the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Taylor’s nomination will now go before the full Senate for final approval.

On September 22, the Senate Agriculture Committee held an initial hearing to consider Ms. Taylor, among other nominees, which can be viewed here. Taylor’s opening remarks begin at 00:47:37.