"The Senate confirmed two of President Obama’s nominees to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday.

Jeff Baran was confirmed by a 56-44 vote and Steve Burns by a 60-40 vote.

"We are down on the membership of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said. "We need to fill these positions."

Her committee cleared the two nominations last week. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) was the only Republican on the committee who voted to advance both nominees."

Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill September 16, 2014. [2]