Senate committee chair urged to clear backlog of nominees
Nominees to Federal Reserve board of governors among those waiting to learn fate
Democrats on the US Senate Banking Committee have urged its chairman to clear the "backlog" of nominees to key public sector roles – including two vacancies on the Federal Reserve's board of governors.
Allan Landon and Kathryn Dominguez were nominated by US president Barack Obama to fill the vacancies in January and July last year. They are among 16 people left in limbo, a point of "deep concern" for the Democrats.
"For more than a year, the committee has failed to carry out one of its basic
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