The United States Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero and renomination of current FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye to seats on the Federal Maritime Commission.
The president first renominated Commissioner Dye for a third term as a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced the nomination of Cordero, in September 2010. This submission lapsed with the end of the previous Congressional session. The president resubmitted both nominations to the current Senate in February.
The FMC is an independent regulatory agency of the United States government charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of federal shipping laws and responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the US.
Commissioner Dye was first nominated to the five-seat FMC board in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2002. She was nominated to her second term, which expired on June 30, 2010, by President Bush in July 2005, and confirmed by the Senate later the same month. Her new term on the commission will run through June 30, 2015.
Prior to joining the FMC, Commissioner Dye was Counsel to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the US House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002.
“I am honored to have been re-nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate for another term at the Commission," Dye said. "I also deeply appreciate the support of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. I look forward to working with my fellow Commissioners to increase the efficiency and reliability of the international supply chain for U.S. importers and exporters.”
Cordero, a first time FMC nominee, is an attorney currently serving his second six-year term as a Port of Long Beach harbor commissioner. The five-member harbor commission is the governing body for the port, setting policy and providing oversight for the operation and maintenance of the port. During his tenure on the port board, where has served as both president and vice-president, Cordero has been involved in the harbor commission's approval of numerous environmental remediation programs designed by port staff to cut harmful pollution generated by port activities.
“I am honored that President Obama and the Senate have given me the opportunity to serve on the Federal Maritime Commission," Cordero said. "The Commission’s work is vital in assisting the economic recovery by facilitating international trade through the nation’s ports, as well as supporting increases in the efficiency and sustainability of shipping and port operations.”
Cordero, a staunch defender on the port board of local government rights superseding federal interstate commerce laws, ironically, now prepares to take a position setting national maritime policy. His term on the maritime commission will run through June 30, 2014.
Both Dye and Cordero will be sworn in as commissioners within the next several weeks.
"Commissioner Dye has made invaluable contributions during her tenure here – both to the Commission and the shipping public," FMC Chariman Richard Lidinsky said. "Long Beach Port Commissioner Cordero has been a leader in the Port’s innovative trade promotion and environmental policies, and I welcome having his valuable experience and perspective from our West Coast ports. I very much look forward to working with them for the benefit of US exporters, importers, and consumers. I also thank President Obama, Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison, and the US Senate for their efforts to ensure the FMC has a full complement working to ensure a fair, efficient, and reliable international ocean transportation system.
The confirmation of Dye and Cordero fills all the seats on the five-member FMC. The other commissioners are: Chairman Lidinsky, appointed by President Obama in 2009; Joseph Brennan, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and reappointed by President George Bush in 2004; Michael Khouri, appointed by President Obama in 2009.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
FMC Commissioner Hopefuls Renominated by Obama
President Barack Obama has resubmitted to the US Senate the nomination of Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero and the renomination of current FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye as Commissioners at the Federal Maritime Commission.
President Obama included the two FMC nominations along with 80 other potential administration nominees for various positions in the government. The president first renominated Commissioner Dye for a third term as a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced the nomination of Cordero, in September 2010. This submission lapsed with the end of the previous Congressional session.
The FMC is an independent regulatory agency of the United States government charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of federal shipping laws and responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the US.
Commissioner Dye was first nominated to the five-seat FMC board in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2002. She was nominated to her second term, which expired on June 30, 2010, by President Bush in July 2005, and confirmed by the Senate later the same month.
Prior to joining the FMC, Commissioner Dye was Counsel to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the US House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002.
“If confirmed by the Senate, I will be fair-minded and objective in executing the Commission’s statutory directives," Commissioner Dye said during confirmation testimony to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in November 2010. "I will do all I can to guarantee that all entities regulated by the Commission are provided with a fair market environment in which to operate. I will also work to eliminate unfair shipping practices by foreign governments, and protect cruise ship passengers against undue financial risk.”
First time FMC nominee Cordero is an attorney currently serving his second six-year term as a Port of Long Beach harbor commissioner. The harbor commission sets policy and provides oversight for the operation and maintenance of the port. During his tenure on the port board, Cordero has been involved in the harbor commission's approval of numerous environmental remediation programs designed by port staff to cut harmful pollution generated by port activities.
“I am eager to put my experience to work on behalf of the Federal Maritime Commission," Cordero told the Senate Committee in November. "The Commission’s work is vital in assisting the economic recovery by facilitating international trade through the nation’s ports, as well as supporting increases in the efficiency and sustainability of shipping and port operations.”
Ironically, Cordero now faces appointment to a position setting national maritime policy while he has spent much of his tenure on the Long Beach port board as a staunch defender of local government rights superseding federal interstate commerce laws such as those administered by the FMC.
Dye and Cordero will have to testify again before the now Republican-led Senate Committee and if approved, then be approved by a vote of the full Senate.
President Obama included the two FMC nominations along with 80 other potential administration nominees for various positions in the government. The president first renominated Commissioner Dye for a third term as a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced the nomination of Cordero, in September 2010. This submission lapsed with the end of the previous Congressional session.
The FMC is an independent regulatory agency of the United States government charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of federal shipping laws and responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the US.
Commissioner Dye was first nominated to the five-seat FMC board in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2002. She was nominated to her second term, which expired on June 30, 2010, by President Bush in July 2005, and confirmed by the Senate later the same month.
Prior to joining the FMC, Commissioner Dye was Counsel to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the US House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002.
“If confirmed by the Senate, I will be fair-minded and objective in executing the Commission’s statutory directives," Commissioner Dye said during confirmation testimony to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in November 2010. "I will do all I can to guarantee that all entities regulated by the Commission are provided with a fair market environment in which to operate. I will also work to eliminate unfair shipping practices by foreign governments, and protect cruise ship passengers against undue financial risk.”
First time FMC nominee Cordero is an attorney currently serving his second six-year term as a Port of Long Beach harbor commissioner. The harbor commission sets policy and provides oversight for the operation and maintenance of the port. During his tenure on the port board, Cordero has been involved in the harbor commission's approval of numerous environmental remediation programs designed by port staff to cut harmful pollution generated by port activities.
“I am eager to put my experience to work on behalf of the Federal Maritime Commission," Cordero told the Senate Committee in November. "The Commission’s work is vital in assisting the economic recovery by facilitating international trade through the nation’s ports, as well as supporting increases in the efficiency and sustainability of shipping and port operations.”
Ironically, Cordero now faces appointment to a position setting national maritime policy while he has spent much of his tenure on the Long Beach port board as a staunch defender of local government rights superseding federal interstate commerce laws such as those administered by the FMC.
Dye and Cordero will have to testify again before the now Republican-led Senate Committee and if approved, then be approved by a vote of the full Senate.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
FMC Commissioner Hopefuls Face Senate Committee
The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Monday held a hearing to consider the nomination of Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero and the re-nomination of current FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye as Commissioners at the Federal Maritime Commission.
The FMC is an independent regulatory agency of the United States government charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of federal shipping laws and responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the US
President Barack Obama re-nominated Commissioner Dye for a third term as a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced the nomination of Cordero, in September.
Commissioner Dye was first nominated to the five-seat FMC board in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2002. She was nominated to her second term, which expires on June 30, 2010, by President Bush in July 2005, and confirmed by the Senate later the same month.
Prior to joining the FMC, Commissioner Dye was Counsel to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the US House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002.
“If confirmed by the Senate, I will be fair-minded and objective in executing the Commission’s statutory directives," Commissioner Dye testified on Monday. "I will do all I can to guarantee that all entities regulated by the Commission are provided with a fair market environment in which to operate. I will also work to eliminate unfair shipping practices by foreign governments, and protect cruise ship passengers against undue financial risk.”
First time FMC nominee Cordero is an attorney currently serving his second six-year term as a Port of Long Beach harbor commissioner. The harbor commission sets policy and provides oversight for the operation and maintenance of the port. During his tenure on the port board, Cordero has been involved in the harbor commission's approval of numerous environmental remediation programs designed by port staff to cut harmful pollution generated by port activities.
“I am eager to put my experience to work on behalf of the Federal Maritime Commission," Cordero told the Senate Committee on Monday. "The Commission’s work is vital in assisting the economic recovery by facilitating international trade through the nation’s ports, as well as supporting increases in the efficiency and sustainability of shipping and port operations.”
Ironically, Cordero, now nominated to a position setting national maritime policy, has been a staunch defender during his tenure on the Long Beach port board of local government rights superseding federal interstate commerce laws such as those administered by the FMC.
The next steps for Dye and Cordero are consideration for approval by the Committee and if approved, then a vote by the full Senate.
The FMC is an independent regulatory agency of the United States government charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of federal shipping laws and responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the US
President Barack Obama re-nominated Commissioner Dye for a third term as a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced the nomination of Cordero, in September.
Commissioner Dye was first nominated to the five-seat FMC board in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2002. She was nominated to her second term, which expires on June 30, 2010, by President Bush in July 2005, and confirmed by the Senate later the same month.
Prior to joining the FMC, Commissioner Dye was Counsel to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the US House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002.
“If confirmed by the Senate, I will be fair-minded and objective in executing the Commission’s statutory directives," Commissioner Dye testified on Monday. "I will do all I can to guarantee that all entities regulated by the Commission are provided with a fair market environment in which to operate. I will also work to eliminate unfair shipping practices by foreign governments, and protect cruise ship passengers against undue financial risk.”
First time FMC nominee Cordero is an attorney currently serving his second six-year term as a Port of Long Beach harbor commissioner. The harbor commission sets policy and provides oversight for the operation and maintenance of the port. During his tenure on the port board, Cordero has been involved in the harbor commission's approval of numerous environmental remediation programs designed by port staff to cut harmful pollution generated by port activities.
“I am eager to put my experience to work on behalf of the Federal Maritime Commission," Cordero told the Senate Committee on Monday. "The Commission’s work is vital in assisting the economic recovery by facilitating international trade through the nation’s ports, as well as supporting increases in the efficiency and sustainability of shipping and port operations.”
Ironically, Cordero, now nominated to a position setting national maritime policy, has been a staunch defender during his tenure on the Long Beach port board of local government rights superseding federal interstate commerce laws such as those administered by the FMC.
The next steps for Dye and Cordero are consideration for approval by the Committee and if approved, then a vote by the full Senate.
