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Senate OKs Rep. Bridenstine To Lead NASA

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, April 19th, 2018

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Senate OKs Rep. Bridenstine To Lead NASA

Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.). (Photo courtesy of office of Rep. Bridenstine.)

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…

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