U.S. Senate Confirms Michael Selig as 16th CFTC Chairman

The evidence strongly and consistently supports the core claims of the statement. The most authoritative primary source, the official U.S. Senate roll call vote, directly documents the confirmation of Michael Selig as both a Commissioner and Chairman of the CFTC. This is further corroborated by another high-authority primary source, a press release from a key Senator on the Agriculture Committee, which explicitly applauds the confirmation. Additional sources, including news reports and expert analysis, are all in unanimous agreement that the Senate confirmed Michael Selig to lead the CFTC. There are no contradictions in the provided evidence. The only part of the statement not explicitly verified by the source summaries is the ordinal number "15th". While this specific detail is unconfirmed, its absence does not invalidate the central, verified facts of the statement: that Michael Selig was confirmed by the Senate to be the CFTC Chairman. The overwhelming weight of evidence supports the main assertion, making the statement very likely to be true.