Senate Commerce Advances CPSC, ITA Nominees
The Senate Commerce Committee on Nov. 8 unanimously cleared the nomination of Nazakhtar Nikakhtar to be assistant secretary of commerce for industry and analysis in the International Trade Administration, and by one vote cleared the nomination of Dana Baiocco to…
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be a commissioner on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, strictly along party lines. Chairman John Thune, R-N.D., cast the deciding vote of a 14-13 tally to advance Baiocco. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., continues to hold the nominations of Nikakhtar and of Gilbert Kaplan to be under secretary of commerce for international trade, until the Commerce Department gives him more information on the status of Section 232 investigations into steel and aluminum imports, a Schumer spokesman confirmed. Schumer announced the holds last month (see 1710270015). The offices of Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., didn’t comment.