By David Shepardson | Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is withdrawing his nomination after Republican criticism that he was not qualified to serve as the top aviation regulator, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to serve as FAA administrator.
Holy sh*t, three years of hard work. We took a motherfu%*er DOWN!@jenvanlaar @BillFOXLA @AteamAdvocacy #PhillipWashington withdraws nomination to head #FAA under pressure! 💥💪🏻💥💪🏻https://t.co/MsIIEinKoV
— Cece Woods (@ceceswoods) March 26, 2023
The agency has faced questions in recent months after a series of close-call safety incidents and the Senate Commerce Committee earlier this week delayed a vote on his nomination citing outstanding questions by some lawmakers. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a committee Democrat, had not announced whether she would support him and Senator Jon Tester also was still considering how to vote, a spokeswoman said this week.
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