FILE - Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, speaks during a House communications and technology subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said earlier Tuesday he would not support Sohn's confirmation.
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"We appreciate Gigi Sohn’s candidacy for this important role," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. "She would have brought tremendous intellect and experience, which is why the president nominated her in the first place. We also appreciated her dedication to public service, her talent and her years of work as one of the nation’s leading public advocates on behalf of American consumers and competition.
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