Biden's FAA nominee withdraws amid Senate opposition.
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President Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Phil Washington, has withdrawn his nomination. The move was praised by commentators who noted that Washington, the CEO of Denver International Airport, had no prior aviation experience before 2021. The group also criticized the Biden administration's focus on diversity in the transportation sector over safety, particularly in light of an increase in near-misses and plane crashes at U.S. airports.
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