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Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP opposition

Phil Washington during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on March 1. Photo: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington, President Biden's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has withdrawn his nomination amid Republican opposition.
Driving the news: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called Washington an "excellent nominee" and condemned the "undeserved" partisan attacks against him in a tweet confirming the news Saturday night.