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From the Daily Caller: Former Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA) in a 52 to 46 vote on Wednesday.
The confirmation fell along party lines, much like Loeffler’s Jan. 29 hearing with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, which ended with a party line vote of 12 to 7 with only two Democratic senators crossing the aisle in her favor.
Loeffler, who served in the U.S. Senate from 2020-2021, is the former co-owner of the WNBA team Atlanta Dream and the former chief executive of Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform.
Ahead of the final vote, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota pulled from Loeffler’s background growing up on a farm in Illinois as he gave her glowing remarks from the Senate floor, saying “small business is in Loeffler’s blood.”
In the 52-46 vote on Thursday, one Democrat crossed the aisle to support Loeffler: Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
Two Republicans were not there to vote: Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska.
Democrat voting YEA: @SenJackyRosen
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 19, 2025
Loeffler released the following statement after her confirmation:
A huge honor to be at the Capitol today as my former Senate colleagues voted to confirm me as the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Profoundly grateful to @POTUS for the trust he’s placed in me to help advance his America First agenda – and unleash a new era of growth, innovation, and prosperity for small business and all Americans.
A huge honor to be at the Capitol today as my former Senate colleagues voted to confirm me as the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Profoundly grateful to @POTUS for the trust he’s placed in me to help advance his America First agenda – and unleash a… pic.twitter.com/IduMw3hFXj
— Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) February 19, 2025
🇺🇸@KLoeffler’s confirmation as Small Business Administrator underscores President Trump’s dedication to empowering entrepreneurs, cutting red tape, and fueling the engine of American prosperity.
MAKE AMERICA PROSPEROUS AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/PbKZlHzDJ3
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2025
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