Following his inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Donald Trump released the full list of his cabinet appointees.
The nominees must be confirmed by the Senate, a process that will move forward this week, the Associated Press reports. Each nominee requires 51 votes to secure confirmation.Senate hearings are scheduled for several of Trump’s Cabinet picks. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.
: Elise Stefanik, U.N. ambassador10 a.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget10 a.m.: Brooke Rollins, Agriculture DepartmentHearings are not yet scheduled for all of Trump’s choices, including some of the most contentious ones.Once Trump nominates his picks for various positions, they are then presented to the appropriate Senate committee. The committee would then vote to recommend a candidate to the full Senate. The full Senate will debate.
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