Senate Committee to Vote on McCarthy Nomination for Top EPA Administrator

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has announced that the Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a vote May 9, 2013, on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to serve as the next Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  McCarthy appeared before the Committee in April to discuss her qualifications for the position.  Currently, there is no timetable for the full Senate to vote on her nomination.