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Senate OKs Rep. Bridenstine To Lead NASA

By Marc Selinger

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

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The U.S. Senate narrowly approved Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) as NASA’s 13th administrator April 19, ending a months-long stalemate over his controversial nomination.The 50-49 party-line vote came a day after the Senate voted, 50-48, to limit debate on the nomination. It also came three days after Vice President Mike Pence, while speaking at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado, urged the Senate to confirm Bridenstine. Bridenstine will replace Robert Lightfoot, who has been acting administrator for the past 15 months. Lightfoot recently announced…

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