White House Asks to Delay CFTC Chair Vote, Senate Panel Says (1)

A White House official said Brian Quintenz is still President Donald Trump’s pick to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the Senate Agriculture Committee postponed a vote on the nomination.

• A Senate committee spokesperson said earlier that the White House asked the panel to delay the vote for CFTC chair
• Vote was scheduled for Monday evening and it was not immediately clear when it would be rescheduled
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(Updates with comment from White House official.)

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