Two nominees for the Securities and Exchange Commission received approval from the Senate Banking Committee to advance to the full chamber Thursday, after being held up for weeks over surprise opposition from Democrats and Republicans.

The nominees, George Washington law professor Lisa Fairfax and Mercatus Center expert Hester Peirce, were approved by voice vote following votes on the Senate floor, a spokesman for committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said.

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