Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey has imposed a hold on two Biden administration nominees over his opposition to negotiations on border security.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) blocked the confirmation of two Senate nominees on Wednesday, protesting a “lack of responsiveness” from the Biden administration amid talks with Republicans over Ukraine aid and border security funding, according to Politico. Menendez blocked Basil Gooden’s nomination for the Department of Agriculture’s under-secretary of rural development and the renomination of Summer…
Sen. Bob Menendez, accused of a bribery scheme to benefit the Egyptian government, blocked two Senate agriculture-related nominations before holiday recess.
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