Corrected 9:28 p.m. | The White House is withdrawing one of its six nominees to the Amtrak board of directors to be replaced by a yet-to-be-named candidate hailing from the Western U.S., said a congressional aide familiar with the nomination discussions, clearing a path for a full slate after Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester demanded the candidates be more “geographically representative.”
According to the aide, Tester will lift his blockade of the board nominees since the move would make the slate compliant with a 2021 infrastructure law mandate that limits the number of board members from the Northeast Corridor.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee announced it will vote on Anthony R. Coscia, Christopher Koos and Joel Matthew Szabat’s nominations to the board Oct. 18.
