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Senate Moves Toward Confirming Michael Pack To Lead Agency That Oversees Voice Of America

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By Ted Johnson The Senate moved to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the global media agency that oversees the Voice of America.

Michael Pack, a documentary filmmaker, would serve as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which also provides grants to overseas outlets like Radio Free Europe and Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

The Senate voted 53-39 to end debate on his nomination, with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) voting with Republicans. A final vote is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

Other Democrats, led by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), objected to his confirmation while Pack’s nonprofit, Public Media Lab, is under investigation by the D.C.

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