Biden’s EPA Enforcement Pick Advances to Final Confirmation Vote

July 13, 2023, 5:51 PM UTC

The Senate voted on Thursday to push ahead on a final vote to confirm the Biden administration’s pick to lead the EPA’s enforcement wing.

The 51-44 vote cuts off debate on the nomination of David Uhlmann to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s chief enforcer and clears a path for his confirmation as soon as Tuesday.

Uhlmann has faced a long road toward confirmation. In April 2022, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee deadlocked 10-10. A successful discharge motion in September opened up Uhlmann’s path, but he wasn’t confirmed before the 117th Congress ended.

President Joe Biden renominated Uhlmann earlier ...

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