Obama Commerce, Transportation Picks Advance in Senate
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The nominations of Penny Pritzker for Commerce secretary and Anthony Foxx as Transportation secretary advanced to the full U.S. Senate, bypassing the political fights that have stymied other high-level appointments.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted unanimously for Pritzker, a Chicago billionaire, and Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, said Chairman Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat. He said the votes yesterday to advance President Barack Obama’s nominees were “extraordinary,” given disagreements on other selections.