Business meeting to consider the nominations of John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.

Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

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The committee will come to order.  And those who don't come to order will be disciplined severely.  Severely.  The committee will come to order.  Pursuant to the notice on November 13, 2025, the committee will consider the nomination of two nominees.  I note the presence of a quorum.  The committee will now proceed to consideration of John Walk to be Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture.
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Unknown (SPEAKER_03)
Is there any comment?  None here.  We're good to go.  All right.  The clerk will call the roll.
Senator Johnson.  All right.   Senator Lankford.  Aye.  Senator Scott.  Aye.  Senator Hawley.  Aye.  Senator Moreno.  Aye.  Senator Ernst.  Aye.  Senator Moody.  Aye.  Senator Peters.  No by proxy.  Senator Hassan.  No.  Senator Blumenthal.  No by proxy.  Senator Federman.  No by proxy.  Senator Kim.  No by proxy.  Senator Gallego.  No by proxy.  Senator Slotkin.
No by proxy.  Senator Paul.  Aye.   Mr. Chairman, on the vote of those present, the yeas are eight, the nays are one.
On the vote by proxy and for the record only, the yeas are zero, the nays are six.  On this vote, the yeas are eight, the nays are one, and the motion to report the nominee is agreed to.  The nomination is ordered to be reported favorably.  The committee will now proceed to the consideration of Thomas Bell to be Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Unknown (SPEAKER_00)
The clerk will call the roll.  Senator Johnson.  Aye.

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