Surface Transportation Board May Reach Full Strength in 2020

摘要

THE TWO VACANT SEATS on the five-member U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) could be filled by early 2020, as a Democrat—to be paired with an already nominated Republican—has emerged as a likely nominee. Robert Primus, age 49 and a career congressional staffer, is in line to be nominated by President Trump following a written recommendation to the White House by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. (Chuck) Schumer (D-N.Y.). If formally nominated, Primus will be paired with Republican nominee Michelle A. Schultz, whose earlier Senate confirmation has been stalled more than two years pending nomination of a Democrat.