Senate votes 52-40 to confirm Danly to FERC, keeping quorum on solid ground

摘要

The US Senate voted 52-40, largely along party lines, to confirm James Danly to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, helping to ensure a quorum and a Republican majority at the key energy market regulator. Confirmation of Danly, currently FERC’s general counsel, has faced objections from Democrats, who argue that the White House undermined the bipartisan nature of FERC by advancing a Danly, a Republican, to fill one open slot while not nominating a Democrat to fill the second vacancy on the five-member commission.