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Senate confirms Biden nominees for TVA to restore utility board to full 9 members

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The U.S. Senate confirmed six new directors nominated by President Biden for the Tennessee Valley Authority board in a voice vote on December 21, 2022. The confirmation restores the TVA board to its full nine members and averts a threatened loss of quorum for major business decisions. The vote occurred just days before Congress adjourned for the year.

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Senate confirms Biden nominees for TVA to restore utility board to full 9 members

December 21, 2022

by

Dave Flessner

| Updated December 22, 2022 at 4:23 p.m.

Two years after being elected, President Joe Biden will finally put his imprint on the largest federal agency in the Tennessee Valley.

In a voice vote Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed six new directors nominated by Biden for the board that governs the Tennessee Valley Authority. The vote came just a few days before Congress adjourns for the year and averts a threatened loss of a board quorum for TVA to make major business decisions within the next couple of weeks.