D.C. Memo: Dabbar's Commerce Nomination Hits Senate Floor Today. Arielle Roth's Still MIA
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Commerce: Looks like Paul Dabbar, a former nuclear submarine officer nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, will likely be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate tomorrow. Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) filed cloture yesterday, a procedural step that Dabbar is expected to clear today followed by his confirmation vote likely Wednesday. Dabbar – who previously served as Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy during the first Trump administration – will be the official No. 2 officer under Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and likely help with the final distribution of the $42.45 billion in the BEAD program. “Outraged” by Trump administration changes to BEAD program, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Nevada Democrat, vowed on June 6 “to put a hold on all nominations for Commerce Department positions that oversee or deal with broadband policy in any way, and block their expedited confirmation, until Nevada gets its BEAD funding.” (More after paywall.)
