July 21, 2005   COMMITTEE APPROVES NOMINEES FOR DHS IG, GSA IG, & TSA ADMINISTRATOR   Washington, DC - The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today approved by voice vote and reported to the Senate the following nominations: • Richard L. Skinner to be Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; • Brian David Miller to be Inspector General, General Services Administration; • Edmund S. Hawley to be Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The three nominations were approved together in one vote. The vote took place off the Senate floor in the Capitol. There were nine Committee members present: Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), and John Warner (R-VA).   ###   Printable Version   « previous Press Release next Press Release »   1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 July 2005 Press Releases   July 29 - Senator Collins Stresses Need For DHS Guidance And Oversight Of Visa Security Program   July 29 - Senator Collins’ Statement On GAO’s Paul Posner   July 27 - Senator Collins To Introduce Chemical Security Legislation In Fall   July 27 - Senate Homeland Security Leaders Call For Increased Mass Transit Security Funding   July 26 - Senator Collins’ Legislation Stops U.S. Companies from Using Foreign Subsidiaries to Do Business with Terrorist States   July 22 - Senators Collins & Lieberman Criticize TSA for Violating Privacy Laws While Testing Passenger Prescreening System   July 22 - Senators Collins, Lieberman Launch Investigation into Mass Transit Security in the U.S.   July 21 - Senator Collins Says Move By China To Revalue Yuan Is Good First Step, More Needs To Be Done To Meet Fair Trade Standards   July 21 current Press Release   July 20 - Feingold, Collins Provision To Watch Over Iraq Reconstruction Spending Included In Senate Foreign Ops Bill   July 19 - Senator Collins Applauds Maine Coast Guard Crew Involved In Major Cocaine Busts   July 18 - Senator Collins Announces $7.1 Million For Amtrak Security   July 14 - SENATOR COLLINS SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE REASONABLE BORDER REQUIREMENTS FOR FREQUENT TRAVELERS TO CANADA   July 13 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN QUESTION INDUSTRY AND OTHER EXPERTS ON PRIORITIES FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO MAKE CHEMICAL FACILITIES MORE SECURE   July 13 - SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DHS’ SECOND STAGE REVIEW   July 12 - SENATE APPROVES COLLINS-LIEBERMAN FIRST RESPONDER GRANT FORMULA, DOUBLES RISK-BASED HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING   July 11 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN OFFER FIRST RESPONDER GRANT LEGISLATION AS AMENDMENT TO HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL   July 10 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN RELEASE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFEGUARDS IN FEMA’S DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM   July 1 - COMMITTEE RELEASES WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO COLLINS-LIEBERMAN INTELLIGENCE REFORM OVERSIGHT LETTER
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