That guy

Whatever happened to the nominee for Agriculture Secretary? As Acting Secretary Chuck Conner has been blitzing the country with the Administration message and taking fire from Senate Democrats, Edward Schafer has been laying low, apparently waiting for his nomination hearing in the Senate. He won't have to wait too much longer. From the office of Sen. Tom Harkin:

Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), the Chairman and Ranking Member respectively of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced a nomination hearing for former North Dakota Governor Edward Schafer. The hearing will take place on Thursday, January 24^th at 3:30 pm in Room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
The Committee will examine the nomination of Governor Schafer to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.