[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 NOMINATION OF JOSEPH TIMOTHY KELLIHER

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise today to state that I object to 
proceeding to the consideration of an executive nominee to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. The nominee is Joseph Timothy Kelliher, 
who is listed as a ``senior policy advisor'' to the Secretary of the 
Energy Department.
  I have an outstanding document request at the Energy Department, and 
I must be certain that it will be answered in a timely and complete 
manner. I am also concerned that some Department of Energy officials 
are, among other things, misconstruing an amendment that I offered to 
H.R. 2754. My amendment is section 316 of the Energy and Water 
Appropriations Act, H.R. 2754, and it transfers claims processing 
responsibilities for ``Subtitle D'' of the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, EEOICPA, from 
the Department of Energy to the Department of Labor. I am trying to get 
some answers and straighten that out as well.

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