The position’s confirmation process has been delayed since 2021. The Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
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Senate Committee Hearing Scheduled for Fed Board Nominee
The committee will review the president’s proposed vice chair, Philip Jefferson. The Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown of Ohio announced a hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee…
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President Nominates NIH Director
Monica Bertagnolli is a top cancer scientist. President Joe Biden nominated well-known cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The previous…
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Senator Feinstein Returning to Washington
Illness has kept her away from the Senate since February. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is en route back to Washington, D.C. The senator, who is 89 years old,…
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Veterans Affairs Welcomes New Under Secretary
Joshua Jacobs will serve as the head of veterans benefits. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough commended the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Joshua Jacobs as the department’s new…
Read MoreLegislation Would Eliminate the NIAID
It would be replaced by three separate national research institutes. A bill known as the NIH Reform Act would eliminate the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases…
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Senate Confirms IRS Commissioner
He had been the acting commissioner. The Senate confirmed Danny Werfel on Thursday as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. During his hearing in February, Werfel said,…
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FCC Nominee Sohn Testifies in Third Hearing
Appointee was renominated after stalling in the last Congress. Gigi Sohn was questioned by the Senate Commerce Committee this past week during her third hearing as President Joe…
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Senator Portman Questions Cyber Ambassador Nominee
Concerns were expressed regarding “overlapping responsibilities” within cyber roles. This week, the Senate began the nomination hearing for Nathaniel Fick, President Biden’s nominee for ambassador at large within…
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Nominee for ICE Director Withdraws Citing Delays
Confirmation stalled in Senate for almost a year Ed Gonzalez, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, withdrew from the nomination on Monday. He…
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