Commerce Committee Advances Five Nominations, Coast Guard Promotions

WASHINGTON, D.C -Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced five nominations for roles at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce. The Committee also voted to promote more than 200 Coast Guardsmen.

The following actions were taken during today's Executive Session:

Nomination of Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of NASA

• 23 Yeas, 5 Nays

Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.)

Nays: Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

Nomination of Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the NTSB

• 21 Yeas, 7 Nays

Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.)

Nays: Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology

• 16 Yeas, 12 Nays

Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

Nays: Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

Nomination of Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

• 16 Yeas, 12 Nays

Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.)

Nays: Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

Promotion of Jesse Millard to be Captain in the United States Coast Guard

• 15 Yeas, 13 Nays

Party-Line Vote

Nomination of Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the STB

• 15 Yeas, 13 Nays

Party-Line Vote

Passed by voice vote:

Coast Guard Promotions (PN 716 and PN 769)

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