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Commentary
More delay for STB nominee
Written by Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing EditorKaren J. Hedlund’s quest to be confirmed to the five-member Surface Transportation Board (STB) and give Chairman Martin J. Oberman a Democratic majority hit another speed bump Oct. 6 when Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) objected to Hedlund’s Senate floor confirmation.