Senate Confirmation for Adelstein RUS Nomination This Week?

Former Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein's nomination to head the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee last week. A full Senate vote on his nomination could come as early as this week. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appears to be confident of that approval, since he has already installed some of Adelstein's top team -- Jessica Zufolo, deputy administrator, and Katie Yocum, confidential assistant.