Biden's FAA nominee withdraws from consideration.
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President Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration, Phillip Washington, has withdrawn his nomination after facing opposition from Republicans who claimed he lacked aviation safety experience. Washington, a 24-year Army veteran and CEO of Denver International Airport, had been backed by unions representing 75,000 flight attendants and some former agency leaders. However, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema scuttled a planned committee vote last week, and Republicans led by Ted Cruz sought to tie him to local political issues in California. The FAA has been without a permanent leader for a year.
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