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Republicans aim to strip salary from Biden climate official who kept job after failed Senate confirmation
Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans are introducing legislation Friday to effectively remove pay from a top Biden administration official coordinating green energy policies.
Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee led by Cruz, who is the panel's ranking member, have argued the White House is skirting constitutional requirements by allowing Carlson to lead NHTSA in an "acting" capacity. Earlier this year, after substantial industry and congressional opposition, Carlson failed to clear Senate confirmation to permanently lead NHTSA. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
Because the White House withdrew her nomination before she received a floor vote, she is technically allowed to lead the agency as acting administrator since she wasn't directly rejected, a loophole the bill Friday aims to close.