[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S805]
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                      Nomination of Brooke Rollins

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, one short issue to just make mention, 
and then I want to pay tribute to an Iowan.
  This week we are going to vote on the Secretary of Agriculture to be 
confirmed for the Cabinet. That person was voted out of committee 
unanimously. So I think it is ridiculous for the minority--for a 
committee where every Democrat and every Republican voted for this 
nominee--to have even 1 minute of debate. It ought to be approved by 
unanimous consent.
  Now, it may not be, but at least I expressed my opinion, and I gave a 
rationale why that should be done. We shouldn't be spending 30 hours of 
debate on somebody that has been approved unanimously by the 
Agriculture Committee.