[Senate Hearing 117-633]
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                                                        S. Hrg. 117-633

                            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

 
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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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