Senate Committee OKs Agriculture Nominee

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- A Senate Agriculture Committee majority on Thursday approved the nomination of Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns as U.S. agriculture secretary.

Johanns is first of President Bush's second-term nominees to clear a Senate committee. The action virtually guarantees that the full Senate will confirm Johanns to succeed Ann Veneman and become the nation's 28th secretary of agriculture.

Johanns will resign as governor upon confirmation.

Eleven of the 20 senators present voted to approve the nomination. Because the panel originally planned to vote later, the roll call was held open to allow the rest to vote.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-agriculture-johanns,0,253477.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[Tweed]

1. He doesn't even know what he's doing!

Check out the Nebraska Forum for more information on this.

[maddezmom]

3. I watched some of the hearing on CSPAN today

[gardenista]

2. kick for Khephra

[Wickerman]

4. another kick

:kick:

[miss_kitty]

5. kick for Khephra

[Scout]

6. kick

[struggle4progress]

7. and again

[FarLeftRage]

8. For Kheph

:cry: