Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Nominations of Jeffrey Prieto to be EPA General Counsel, Jane Nishida to be EPA Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs, and Alejandra Castillo to be Commerce Assistant Secretary for Economic Development

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday, June 16, at 10:00 AM ET, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing on the following nominations:

  • Jeffrey Prieto, General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was a member of the Biden Agriculture transition team. He was a long-time Department of Justice environmental lawyer who helped set up its environmental justice division.
  • Jane Nishida, Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs of the Environmental Protection Agency
  • Alejandra Castillo, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development of the Department of Commerce

Hearing transcript