Senate hearing Wednesday for nominated lawyer

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a full hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the nomination of Indianapolis attorney John R. Fernandez to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fernandez is scheduled to appear before the committee. He currently is of counsel at Krieg DeVault and served as Bloomington mayor from 1996 to 2003.