FAA Nominee Finds Broad Support at Senate Panel Hearing

Biden’s FAA nominee, Michael G. Whitaker, well-received at Senate committee hearing after the agency’s 18-month leadership vacuum.
FAA Nominee Finds Broad Support at Senate Panel Hearing
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Michael G. Whitaker, who’s President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, is drawing bipartisan support among lawmakers, which might bode well for a speedy confirmation.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, noted that support during the panel’s Oct. 4 initial hearing on Mr. Whitaker, not only from both sides of the aisle but also from various members of the aviation community.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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