WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee voted March 12 to send the nomination of Matt Anderson as NASA deputy administrator to the full Senate.
The committee voted 23-5 to forward Anderson's nomination for a final confirmation vote. A vote by the full Senate has not yet been scheduled.
The five senators who voted against Anderson were all Democrats: Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, John Hickenlooper of Colorado, and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware.
