What happenedThe Senate Thursday failed to pass competing plans to prevent a sharp rise in costs for people who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act when subsidies expire at the end of the year.

If all four men are confirmed, two spots on the nine-member board will remain vacant. One remaining nominee for a spot on the TVA board, Lee Beaman, recently went before a Senate committee for a hearing at which he was grilled by Senate Democrats. One week after the hearing, a vote on his nomination was postponed.