And Macfarlane picked up the endorsement today of a nuclear energy industry group, the Nuclear Energy Institute, which urged that both she and Svinicki be confirmed quickly.
“The nuclear energy industry congratulates professor Macfarlane on her selection by the president,” said the institute’s president and CEO, Marvin Fertel. “She has been an active contributor to policy debates in the nuclear energy field for many years."
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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