GOP Senator Puts Hold On CSB Nominees, Demands Agency's Full Compliance With OIG

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August 6, 2014 at 04:55 PM
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a hold on President Obama's two pending nominees to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), threatening to sidetrack what would be a nearly complete CSB membership if the federal investigative board's management does not fully comply with a key request from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General (OIG) for all documents related to whistleblower allegations.