The White House announced its intention to nominate two members to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Republican Mark Christie of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Democrat Allison Clements, an energy lawyer with an environmental group background, long supported by Senate Democrats. The action helps maintain a quorum going forward at the key energy regulator, which stands to lose at least one member when Republican Bernard McNamee steps down, and could see another departure if the administration were to change hands. FERC lost its quorum early on in the Trump administration.
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