Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to run Small Business Administration, placing a former Georgia senator in Trump's Cabinet.

Six of 22 picks for Cabinet-level positions in the Trump administration are left for the U.S. Senate to confirm. The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on two nominees. Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is the pick as administrator of the Small Business Administration and Howard Lutnick as Commerce Department secretary.

Former Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA) in a

The former Georgia senator and entrepreneur, who promised to combat red tape and fraud in her confirmation hearing, takes office following a 52-45 vote.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration, returning a stalwart supporter of President Donald Trump to Washington.

“No one at work,” Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk said in response to Loeffler’s video. This Friday afternoon, you could hear a pin drop at SBA HQ. That ends Monday as @POTUS orders every federal employee back to the office, full-time and in-person.

The Senate confirmed Kelly Loeffler on Wednesday in a bipartisan vote to lead the Small Business Administration, bringing the total number of President Trump’s cabinet officials to 18. The upper chamber voted 52-46 to approve Loeffler’s nomination, with Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen joining 51 Republicans in support.

The former financial services executive will lead an agency known for distributing billions in contracts to small businesses.