Manchin: ‘Not Comfortable’ Hosting Hearing for Biden Energy Commission Nominee

Manchin: ‘Not Comfortable’ Hosting Hearing for Biden Energy Commission Nominee
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, presides over a hearing in Washington, on Sept. 22, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), head of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he will not schedule a confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee Richard Glick for a second term as one of the nation’s top energy regulators.

Glick needs to be approved by the full senate to continue as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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