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Senate committee confirms three export-board nominees, advances multiple bills on insurance, public banking and consumer protections
Summary
The Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee confirmed three nominees to the Small Business Export Finance Assistance Center Board and reported several bills out of committee, including measures on insurer credit-scoring studies, dietary-supplement sales to minors, auto-insurance appraisal and a state public bank proposal.
The Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee confirmed three gubernatorial appointments to the Small Business Export Finance Assistance Center Board of Directors and advanced several bills to next committees during an executive session.
The committee confirmed Kimberly Pearson, Christine Scoresmith and Joseph (Joe) Timmons. Each took the oath required by Senate Rule 69 before testifying to the committee. During her public hearing, Kimberly Pearson said, “I have worked for the Boeing company for over 30 years,” and described experience in export financing and working with export credit agencies. Christine Scoresmith described a long career working with small businesses and exporting in medical-device manufacturing and said she brings a small-business perspective; she noted experience establishing and training international distributors. Joseph Timmons described a career that began exporting…
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