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).
“The Chairman was not comfortable holding a hearing,” Sam Runyon, a spokesperson for Manchin, said in a release.
Manchin’s stance left the future of another five-year term for Glick uncertain. Glick could serve through the end of this year, though his term runs out when the current congress adjourns on Jan. 2 or before….