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The U.S. Senate today confirmed four new directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority, restoring the nine-member board to full strength.
By unanimous consent, the Senate ratified the appointment of three Democrats – Middle Tennessee State University Economics Professor Barbara Haskew of Chattanooga, Georgia Tech Professor Marilyn Brown of Atlanta and Oak Ridge attorney Neil McBride – and Republican William Sansom, the Knoxville businessman who previously served as TVA chairman.
The new members, who President Barack Obama nominated last year, now will be eligible to take their part-time jobs on the policy-making board for the nation’s biggest government utility. They will join the five board members appointed by President George W. Bush.
“This gives TVA a full board at a time when producing large amounts of low-cost, reliable, clean electricity is crucial to creating good jobs,” U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said in a statement.