WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Steve Daines chaired a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. He spoke with Darrell Owens, nominee to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Representative George Holding, nominee to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He also spoke with William Trachman, nominee to be Ambassador to Tanzania, and Juan Rodriguez, nominee to be Ambassador to Guatemala.

Daines' opening remarks:

I want to thank our nominees today for joining us and for your willingness to serve our great country. It is because of people like you that we are able to further our national se...