Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: United States Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Washington, DC, April 7, 2022. To the Secretary of the Senate: PN 1556, the nomination of Carlton Waterhouse, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator of Solid Waste, of the Environmental Protection Agency, having been referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee with a quorum present, has voted on the nomination as follows-- On the question of reporting the nomination favorably with the recommendation that the nomination be confirmed 10 ayes to 10 noes. In accordance with section 3, paragraph (1)(A) of S. Res 27 of the 117th Congress, I hereby give notice that the Committee on Environment and Public Works has not reported the nomination because of a tie vote, and ask that this notice be printed in the Record pursuant to the resolution. Thomas R. Carper, Chair. ____________________
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