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Senate Confirms Abruzzo For DEP, Ferretti At DCNR
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The Senate Tuesday voted unanimously to confirm Ellen Ferretti as Secretary for Conservation and Natural Resources and 42-8 to confirm Christopher Abruzzo as Secretary for Environmental Protection.

Those voting against Abruzzo were Senators Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester), Jim Ferlo (D-Allegheny), Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery), Judith Schwank (D-Berks), Matt Smith (D-Allegheny), LeAnna Washington (D-Philadelphia), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia).

“Secretary Abruzzo and Secretary Ferretti have both proven they have the abilities and expertise to lead our departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources,” Gov. Corbett said. “I want to thank the Senate, especially Senator Scarnati, Senator Pileggi and Chairman’s Yaw and Yudichak, for confirming these nominations.”

“Today, I was pleased to support the nomination of Chris Abruzzo as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,” said Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committe. “Since I have worked with, and known Chris, he has gained a reputation and respect as a problem solver. During his tenure as Acting Secretary at DEP he has taken it upon himself to implement several innovative procedures and programs. It is obvious that he understands the complexities facing our environment, and has already begun to engage and address them. He is a strong, independent leader who is more than qualified to serve as our next DEP Secretary. I believe that this was evidenced today by the amount of bipartisan support that he received.”

“It is my honor to lead the men and women of this agency and I pledge to continue building on the great work already underway such as the launching of our recent public participation and education initiative, implementing the Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee Policy and promoting Gov. Corbett’s call for more open, efficient and transparent operations,” Abruzzo said.

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12/13/2013

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