U.S. Senate Finally Confirms 2 New FERC Commissioners

We finally have all five members in place for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Yesterday, the U.S. Senate, despite the best efforts of Democrats to further delay confirmation votes for *any* Trump appointments, voted to confirm a slate of over 100 new appointments, including two new members of FERC, on a party-line vote of 51-47. In June, President Trump nominated Laura Swett of Vison & Elkins to replace Republican Mark Christie, who had been elevated to Chairman under Trump (see “Bittersweet” – Trump Replacing GOP FERC Chair Mark Christie). In July, President Trump nominated David LaCerte to replace Democrat Willie Phillips, someone whom we admired (see Trump Nominates David LaCerte to Replace Willie Phillips at FERC).

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