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Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:48 AM

FEMA, ICE Nominees Breeze Through Panel

By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved nominees Monday to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at the Homeland Security Department.

W. Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, was approved as FEMA administrator, and John Morton, a longtime Justice Department official, was approved to be assistant secretary of ICE.

Both nominations were approved by unanimous voice votes and should be on the Senate floor soon.

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