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“EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the in the Senate section section on page S7124 on Oct. 20.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Ms. CANTWELL for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
*Meera Joshi, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
*Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination of Nancy A. Hann, to be Rear Admiral.
*Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. James M. Kelly, to be Rear Admiral (Upper Half).
*Mohsin Raza Syed, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
*Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation.
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Jason C. Aleksak and ending with Christopher L. Wright, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 14, 2021.
By Mr. TESTER for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
*James D. Rodriguez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.
*Guy T. Kiyokawa, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Enterprise Integration).
*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
(Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.)
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