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Committee reports Christopher Phelan favorably to full Senate for CEA chair
Summary
The Senate committee voted 13–11 to report Dr. Christopher Phelan’s nomination for Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers favorably to the full Senate following a roll-call vote after a brief closed-session debate, despite calls to delay pending FBI background checks.
The Senate committee voted to report Dr. Christopher Phelan’s nomination for Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers to the full Senate after a roll-call tally of 13 ayes and 11 nays.
The chair introduced Phelan’s nomination and urged support, saying, “I urge my colleagues to support these qualified nominees, and I look forward to moving them forward.” Committee members then completed a roll-call vote; the clerk reported, “I have 13 ayes, 11 nays,” and the chair announced that the nomination would be reported favorably to the full Senate.
Senator Warren had earlier raised procedural concerns and moved for a closed session so the FBI background investigations could be reviewed further, saying the briefing left “significant questions that have not yet been answered.” That motion was seconded; the committee later reconvened in open session and proceeded to the roll-call vote on Phelan.
The committee did not record any additional public statements on the nomination before reporting it out. The next procedural step is for the full Senate to consider Phelan’s nomination on the Senate floor.
