Senate Oks Former Utility Exec to Head Commerce Department
Charleston Gazette › October 24, 2011
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WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to approve President Obama's nomination of former utility executive John Bryson to head the Commerce Department, overcoming conservatives' objections that his pro-environmental views made him unsuited for the job.
The chamber's 74-26 vote came five months after Obama chose the former head of Edison International, the holding company that owns Southern California Edison, to head the agency. Bryson also has served on boards of major corporations including the Boeing Co. and the Walt Disney Co.See the full content of this document
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Senate Oks Former Utility Exec to Head Commerce Department
Twenty-one Republicans joined all 51 Democrats and two independents in backing Brys...
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