Comments on: Bolden/Garver nomination hearing scheduled http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/07/02/boldengarver-nomination-hearing-scheduled/ Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Major Tom http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/07/02/boldengarver-nomination-hearing-scheduled/comment-page-1/#comment-254854 Major Tom Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:21 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2431#comment-254854 NASAWatch reports that Sen. Shelby has threatened to hold up the Bolden and Garver nominations over commercialization (COTS D?) spending in the Recovery Act. See: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2009/07/sen_shelby_gets.html If true, that may be a cause for the apparent delays. (Or not.) FWIW... NASAWatch reports that Sen. Shelby has threatened to hold up the Bolden and Garver nominations over commercialization (COTS D?) spending in the Recovery Act. See:

http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2009/07/sen_shelby_gets.html

If true, that may be a cause for the apparent delays. (Or not.)

FWIW…

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