Press Mention The Tennessean March 24, 2013
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Obama tries again with TVA nominee Marilyn Brown, drawing TN senators' criticism
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President Obama renominates energy-efficiency expert Marilyn Brown to the TVA Board of Directors, drawing criticism from Tennessee Republican senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker who blocked her previous nomination. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, defends Brown's qualifications and criticizes the senators for not providing specific reasons for their opposition.
TVA needs a fully functional board of highly qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds as the agency makes critical decisions about how energy is produced and consumed in the Tennessee Valley while protecting the region's natural resources
Stephen A. Smith
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