Sen. Collins Blocks Expedited Confirmation of NOAA Nominee to Pressure Agency to Listen to Maine Lobstermen, Follow the Science
May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
In a continuation of her advocacy on behalf of Maine's lobster industry that has been unfairly targeted by NOAA's burdensome right whale rule, U.S. Senator Susan Collins rejected a unanimous consent request to confirm a top NOAA official. Senator Collins' decision to block Jainey Kumar Bavishi to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere comes in response to the . . .
In a continuation of her advocacy on behalf of Maine's lobster industry that has been unfairly targeted by NOAA's burdensome right whale rule, U.S. Senator Susan Collins rejected a unanimous consent request to confirm a top NOAA official. Senator Collins' decision to block Jainey Kumar Bavishi to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere comes in response to the . . .