The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has postponed a vote on GOP-megadonor Lee Beaman's appointment to the Tennessee Valley Authority board. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

The TVA confirmation vote of former Nashville auto magnate Lee Beaman hit a wall this week amid questions about two Washington, D.C. rowhouses he owns and ties to embattled U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works was set to forward Beaman’s nomination to the full Senate until it ran into problems and was pulled from the agenda Wednesday.

Appalachian Voices, an advocacy group that opposes Beaman’s nomination, said in a statement, “The Tennessee Valley Authority is crucial to the wellbeing of people throughout the Southeast, managing everything from

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