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Senate Panel Set to Vote on Nominee to Lead US Government Broadcasting

Katherine Gypson

   WASHINGTON - A key Senate panel Thursday is set to consider President
   Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the
   federal agency that oversees Voice of America among other entities.

   Documentary filmmaker Michael Pack's nomination has been under
   consideration for nearly two years, held up in part because of concerns
   from Democrats over alleged financial self-dealing in his businesses.

   Last week, the committee's vote again was delayed after the Washington
   attorney general's office opened an investigation into whether Pack's
   use of funds from his nonprofit, Public Media Lab, was unlawful and
   whether he improperly used those funds to benefit himself.

   Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, the ranking member on the committee,
   protested in an open letter that Republicans are appearing to move
   forward with the vote.

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