Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Erroll G. Southers, to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Panel II Dr. Patrick Gallagher, to […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Today’s Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Good afternoon. I want to welcome and congratulate our nominees and commend you for accepting your nation’s call to serve. We will start today with an appointment that is long overdue: Mr. Erroll G. Southers, the president’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration, at the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Ms. Anne Ferro, Administrator-Designate, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Ms. Cynthia L. Quarterman, Administrator-Designate, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Key […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Today’s Nominations Hearing
I congratulate our two nominees, Anne S. Ferro and Cynthia L. Quarterman, selected by President Obama to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). I also want to thank the nominees for choosing to enter public service and working to make our highways, pipelines, […]
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Mr. Dennis F. Hightower, to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Mr. Robert S. Adler, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Ms. […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Today’s Nominations Hearing
I am pleased to welcome Mr. Dennis F. Hightower to the Committee today. If confirmed as the next Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce, you will serve as the Department’s chief operations officer and take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Department’s $17 billion budget and more than 38,000 employees. I […]
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Mr. Christopher P. Bertram, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the United States Department of Transportation Ms. Susan L. Kurland, to be Assistant […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Today’s Nominations Hearing
Good Afternoon, I want to welcome everyone to our hearing on five very important nominations. I am proud of the progress we have made in recent months, and I want to thank my colleagues for working swiftly to get these talented public servants where they belong—on the job for the American people. It is always […]
Nominees Confirmed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate confirmed the following nominees by unanimous consent on July 24, 2009: Ms. Mignon L. Clyburn, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ms. Meredith Attwell Baker, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ms. Deborah A.P. Hersman, to be Chairman […]
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing yesterday on nominations. Nominations Include: Panel I Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ms. Lori Garver, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics […]