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                                BUSINESS MEETING

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                                    MEETING

                                   BEFORE THE

                                  COMMITTEE ON
                          ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

                              UNITED STATES SENATE

                        ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

                                 SECOND SESSION
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                               SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
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                   COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

                        ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

                                 FIRST SESSION

                      THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware, Chairman
    BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland         SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West
    BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont                 Virginia,
    SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island         Ranking Member
    JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon                 JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
    EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts      KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota
    TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois            CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
    DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan            RICHARD SHELBY, Alabama
    MARK KELLY, Arizona                  JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
    ALEX PADILLA, California             ROGER WICKER, Mississippi
                                         DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
                                         JONI ERNST, Iowa
                                         LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina

                 Mary Frances Repko, Democratic Staff Director
                   Adam Tomlinson, Republican Staff Director

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                               SEPEMBER 29, 2022
                               OPENING STATEMENTS

    Carper, Hon. Thomas R., U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware..     1

                              PROPOSED LEGISLATION

    Presidential Nomination of Michelle L. Moore.....................     3
    Presidential Nomination of Robert P. Klien.......................     4
    Presidential Nomination of William J. Renick.....................     5
    Presidential Nomination of Adam Wade White.......................     6
    Presidential Nomination of Joe H. Ritch..........................     7
    GSA Committee Resolution, 300 North Los Angeles Federal Building.     8
    GSA Committee Resolution, Edward A. Garmatz U.S. District
      Courthouse Baltimore, Maryland.................................     9
    GSA Committee Resolution, U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse
      Selma Alabama..................................................    10
    GSA Committee Resolution, United States Patent and Trademark
      Office, Alexandria, Virginia...................................    11
    GSA Committee Resolution, William Colmer Federal Building and
      U.S. Courthouse Hattiesburg, Mississippi.......................    13
    Signed Resolutions............................................... 14-23
    Tennssee Valley Authority Nominees...............................    24

                                BUSINESS MEETING

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                         WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

                                           U.S. Senate,
                     Committee on Environment and Public Works,
                                                        Washington, DC.
        The committee, met, pursuant to notice, at 12 p.m., in room
    S-216, The President's Room, United States Capitol Building,
    Hon. Thomas R. Carper (chairman of the committee) presiding.
        Present: Senators Carper, Capito, Cardin, Whitehouse,
    Merkley, Markey, Stabenow, Kelly, Padilla, Lummis, Shelby,
    Boozman, Wicker, Sullivan, Ernst.

              OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS R. CARPER,
                U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF DELAWARE

        Senator Carper. Good afternoon, everyone. I call this
    business meeting to order.
        I see that there is a voting quorum present, so let's
    begin.
        I call up: Presidential Nomination 1558, L. Michelle Moore,
    of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
    Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026;
    Presidential Nomination 1560, Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to
    be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley
    Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026; Presidential
    Nomination 2218, William J. Renick, of Mississippi, to be a
    Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley
    Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2027; Presidential
    Nomination 2219, Adam Wade White, of Kentucky, to be a Member
    of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for
    a term expiring May 18, 2027; Presidential Nomination 2426, Joe
    H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
    of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18,
    2025; and, five resolutions relating to the General Services
    Administration, en bloc.
        With a quorum present, I move to approve and report the
    nominations and resolutions favorably to the Senate. Is there a
    second?
        [Motion seconded.]
        Senator Carper. All in favor, say aye.
        [Chorus of ayes.]
        Senator Carper. All opposed, say nay.
        [No audible response.]
        Senator Carper. In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have
    it. The nominations and five resolutions are approved and
    favorably reported to the Senate.
        The business meeting is adjourned.
        [Whereupon, at 12:30 p.m., the business meeting was
    adjourned.]
        [The referenced nominations follow:]

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