White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain earlier this month called
Young, a former House staffer, a "very serious candidate" to
head the office after the administration withdrew the nomination
of Neera Tanden earlier this month.
White House officials say Young will take over as acting
director once she is sworn in, but no decision has been made on
whether to nominate her or someone else to lead the agency.
The three top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives
have urged President Joe Biden to nominate Young, who has also
won the backing of the Congressional Black Caucus to replace
Tanden.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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