Leading House Republicans are calling for a hold on the Biden administration’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, citing her refusal to commit to keeping Chinese telecom giant Huawei on the U.S. Entity List as a result of its global spy operations.
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Republican concerns about President Biden’s Commerce Department secretary nominee not promising to keep Chinese telecom giant Huawei on a United States blacklist did not stop her from breezing past a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted 21-3 to approve the nomination of Gina Raimondo, the Democratic governor of Rhode Island, clearing the way for a floor vote on whether to confirm her as head of the agency. Only Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rick Scott of Florida, and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee voted against Raimondo.
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