Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is withdrawing his support for President Biden's nominee to oversee appliance regulations over concerns about the administration's gas stove crackdown.
pulled an agenda item to consider Biden's nomination of Jeff Marootian to lead the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from a scheduled panel meeting Wednesday morning. The committee had been slated to advance the nomination to a full floor vote, but will now just consider the 21 other agenda items.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., abruptly pulled consideration of Jeffrey Marootian's nomination from the schedule Wednesday. Jeff Marootian, President Biden's pick for Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy, testifies during a Senate confirmation hearing in November.
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