COVID threatens new U.S. Senate delays for Biden’s Fed, FTC nominees

By Adeoba Olusegun On May 2, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

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An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission appeared headed for a second week of delay on Monday, after another Democratic lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19.

Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado said on Twitter that he tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on Sunday, adding that he would quarantine at home in Denver for the week.