The Republican senator, who is unhappy about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, objected to eight of the nine nominations Democrats sought to unanimously approve
Sen. Josh Hawley on Tuesday blocked swift confirmation of several State Department nominees, in a continuation of the unprecedented GOP-led campaign to slow-walk most of President Joe Biden’s picks for top foreign policy posts.
Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz have dramatically slowed down the process of installing those individuals in their positions, drawing ire from Democrats, Biden’s State Department,A visibly angry Menendez and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer lambasted Hawley during floor speeches on Tuesday evening as Hawley was running down the list and objecting to the nominees one by one. They accused Republicans of jeopardizing U.S.
Schumer has already threatened to keep the Senate in session for late nights and weekends to process the nominees that Hawley and Cruz are blocking.
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