Release: Sanders Blocks NRC Nominee
In the latest development in a legal fight over the fate of Vermont Yankee, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he is blocking Senate confirmation of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominee. Sanders issued the following statement on why he placed a hold on the nomination of William Ostendorff: “The Vermont state Senate decided last year in a bipartisan, 26-to-4 vote not to extend