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Obama’s NRC Nomination Draws Fire From Democrat Reid Over Yucca
President Barack Obama will renominate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Kristine Svinicki, a Republican, drawing opposition from the Senate’s top Democrat.
Obama doesn’t want to have a break in service when Svinicki’s term on the five-member commission ends in June, White House spokesman Jay Carney said today.
The Senate will act “when we have to” after hearings, Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said today at a news conference. Reid opposes her renomination, a spokesman said
Obama doesn’t want to have a break in service when Svinicki’s term on the five-member commission ends in June, White House spokesman Jay Carney said today.
The Senate will act “when we have to” after hearings, Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said today at a news conference. Reid opposes her renomination, a spokesman said
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-19/obama-to-renominate-nrc-s-svinicki-amid-silence-from-leader-reid.html