Senate committee narrowly backs Trump pick for NASA chief
WASHINGTON (AP) " A Senate committee on Wednesday narrowly backed President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next NASA chief.Republicans on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee used their slender majority to overcome objections from Democrats to advance the selection of Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla. The party-line vote was 14-13.Bridenstine, 42, is serving his third term representing a conservative district in northeast Oklahoma. Democrats criticized [...]
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