CSPAN3 June 21, 2012
and international affairs, was never confirmed, got an interim appointment, and subsequently that expired. and so he has left. but in the meantime, the senate confirmed associate director for technology, and chopra has left a few months ago. and environment and energy, sherri abbott left a little longer ago. and the senate confirmed associate director for science, dr. carl wyman, nobel laureate in physics, left a couple of weeks ago for personal reasons, health reasons really. and so we're currently in a position very late in the term when the prospects of getting additional nominees...