The Senate Commerce Committee voted the nomination Terrell...
The Senate Commerce Committee voted the nomination Terrell McSweeny for a seat on the FTC out of committee Tuesday night. McSweeny was approved unanimously by voice vote, said a spokesman for Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., in an email to…
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us Wednesday. “Her extensive public policy background will serve her well at the FTC as she fights for consumers,” said Rockefeller Tuesday night. It remained unclear on Wednesday when, or if, the McSweeny nomination would move to a full Senate vote. McSweeny was originally nominated in June (CD June 24 p12), and her nomination hasn’t been able to move forward, despite Rockefeller’s previous efforts (CD Oct 3 p9). “Now … it’s time for the Senate to act with the same vigor and confirm Terrell,” Rockefeller said.