Regulations and Government
Republicans Urge Biden To Withdraw FAA Nomination
Republican leaders argue that since the FAA administrator must be a civilian, the White House nomination does not qualify and should be withdrawn.
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Republican leaders are stepping up their opposition to Phil Washington to be the next FAA Administrator, urging President Joe Biden to withdraw the nomination on the grounds that it fails to meet “both the letter and spirit of the law” regarding qualifications.

In a joint letter to the President yesterday, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair Sam Graves (R-Missouri) wrote that the statute requires the administrator to be a civilian and that Congress has interpreted that stipulation “with exceptional rigidity.”

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