Former government mining attorney Christopher Williamson earned Senate committee approval Thursday to run the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Williamson was advanced by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee through a voice vote. It wasn’t immediately clear when he could get a confirmation vote by the full Senate.
President Joe Biden nominated Williamson Nov. 12 to serve as assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. The post has been filled on an acting basis by Jeannette J. Galanis—a former MSHA chief of staff during the Obama administration—after Trump appointee David Zatezalo resigned ...
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