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Hearing on Several Nominations

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Time:  10:00 AM
Location:  SR

Click here for a copy of the transcript for this hearing.



Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have scheduled a Full Committee hearing for Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 10:00 am in room 253 of the Russell Building on the following nominees:

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At the request of Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the United States Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Dr. Michael Griffin to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)on April 13, 2005. Senators Stevens and Inouye planned to consider the nomination at the Commerce Committee’s mark-up on Thursday, April 14, 2005. However, Stevens and Inouye convinced their colleagues to approve the nomination quickly so that Dr. Griffin could immediately get to work assessing the safety of the Space Shuttle’s expected return to flight.



The Senate confirmed Mr. Boardman, Ms. Nord, and Mr. Cobey by unanimous consent on April 28, 2005.

Testimony

  • Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

  • Elizabeth Dole

    United States Senator
    North Carolina

  • Paul Sarbanes

    United States Senator
    Maryland

Witness Panel 2

  • Michael D. Griffin

    Administrator
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Witness Panel 3

  • Nancy A. Nord

    Acting Chairman
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

  • William W. Cobey

    Nominated to be a Member of the Board of Directors
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
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