Phillip Washington, decided to pull his name from consideration due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on his service and experience, a White House official told CNN on Saturday.
Washington was first nominated to be Administrator of the FAA by Biden eight months ago but has faced criticism from GOP members of congress over his lack of experience in aviation and potential legal entanglements.
The Biden administration respects Washington’s decision to pull his name from consideration, sources familiar with the decision, officials told the outlet. Washington pulled his name due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on his experience, a White House official told CNN.The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was slated to vote on Washington’s nomination on Wednesday, but that vote was postponed because “they don’t have the votes to report him out of committee,” a Republican aide told the news outlet.
Washington, the current CEO of Denver International Airport, led the Biden-Harris transition team for the Department of Transportation. He has also held leadership roles at municipal transit organizations in Denver and Los Angeles and served in the military for 24 years. Washington testifies during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on March 1.During his first confirmation hearing earlier this month, Washington to heat from Republicans who attacked his experience.
“As I look at your record, I see a record where you’ve got experience with buses. You’ve got experience with trains,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz said, referencing Washington’s jobs in Denver and Los Angeles.in January — for the first time since 9/11 — because of an outage of a system that offers safety and other information to pilots.Share this article:
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