The House passed a bill to decrease the number of...
The House passed a bill to decrease the number of executive appointments that need Senate confirmations (http://xrl.us/bni6qf). The legislation passed earlier this week, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act (S-679), once signed by President Barack Obama, will exempt a number…
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of positions across 27 departments and agencies from the Senate confirmation process. Among these positions is the Rural Utilities Service administrator in the Department of Agriculture. Currently, the position is held by Jonathan Adelstein, who was appointed by Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009. The bill, which was reported out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was passed by the Senate last year. Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said in a statement (http://xrl.us/bni6mq) that the legislation “represents the Senate at its best. A problem was identified, and Democrats and Republicans worked together to craft a solution. Now, future Administrations will be able to get their teams in place more quickly, and the Senate will be able focus its time and energy on the most important Executive Branch appointments."