Thursday, January 28th, 2010 - From Maritime Executive.

Superficial, lightly attended and largely ceremonial Senate Hearing of David Matsuda’s nomination to be U.S. Maritime Administrator took place on Tuesday. In a hearing that attracted very little attention, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday considered the nominations of David T. Matsuda, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. At the same, Michael Huerta’s nomination to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration was also vetted. The lightly attended hearing was over in less than one hour and the tenor of the dialogue clearly indicated that both would move through the nomination process quickly. Neither candidate stumbled or was pressed at any time by any of the committee members.

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