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Vote on Trump’s CFTC chair pick could come today, US senator says

2025/12/12 03:12

Senators could vote on Michael Selig's nomination to head the CFTC, which, if successful, is expected to lead to the departure of acting Chair Caroline Pham.

The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee said the full chamber could vote on US President Donald Trump’s pick to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission “maybe as soon as this afternoon.”

In a prepared statement for a Thursday hearing on CFTC reauthorization, Committee Chair Glenn Thompson said the Senate could vote on Michael Selig’s nomination to chair the agency on Thursday. The potential vote would come just a few weeks after the Agriculture Committee advanced Selig’s nomination to the full chamber, along partisan lines. 

According to the Senate’s calendar of business, a vote on Selig’s nomination did not appear on the schedule for Thursday. The chamber is expected to break for the holidays on Dec. 22, giving lawmakers a limited window to confirm the prospective CFTC chair.

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