Biden renominates stalled picks for key administration posts
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday renominated a number of stalled picks for a slate of federal posts including nominees to head the Internal Revenue Service, FAA, ambassador to India and a Federal Communications Commission member, the White House said. The selections did not get approved by the US Senate which was split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking ties. The new Senate convened on Tuesday. Democrats since January 2021 have been unable to command a majority of the five-member FCC, the telecommunications regulator, preventing them from moving forward on some key priorities including reinstating landmark net neutrality rules revoked under former President Donald Trump. The FAA has been without a permanent administrator since March 31. The Senate Commerce Committee has yet to hold a hearing on Biden's pick to head the FAA, Denver International Airport CE Phil Washington. Washington had faced criticism from Republicans after he was named in a search warrant tying him to corruption allegations at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Washington, a former CEO of the Los Angeles public transport system, has denied wrongdoing. The FAA's top aviation safety official, Billy Nolen, has been running the agency on an interim basis.<br/>
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Biden renominates stalled picks for key administration posts
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday renominated a number of stalled picks for a slate of federal posts including nominees to head the Internal Revenue Service, FAA, ambassador to India and a Federal Communications Commission member, the White House said. The selections did not get approved by the US Senate which was split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking ties. The new Senate convened on Tuesday. Democrats since January 2021 have been unable to command a majority of the five-member FCC, the telecommunications regulator, preventing them from moving forward on some key priorities including reinstating landmark net neutrality rules revoked under former President Donald Trump. The FAA has been without a permanent administrator since March 31. The Senate Commerce Committee has yet to hold a hearing on Biden's pick to head the FAA, Denver International Airport CE Phil Washington. Washington had faced criticism from Republicans after he was named in a search warrant tying him to corruption allegations at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Washington, a former CEO of the Los Angeles public transport system, has denied wrongdoing. The FAA's top aviation safety official, Billy Nolen, has been running the agency on an interim basis.<br/>
