United States President Joe Biden is facing stiff resistance in the US Senate to his nominations for multiple cabinet and agency positions including Neera Tanden, who on Tuesday was pulled from the process to become budget director at the White House.
The political agenda for the first 100 days of his administration has been bogged down by the slow pace in congressional confirmation of Biden’s top picks.
But one of the most contentious approval processes yet is over Representative Deb Haaland, the Democrat from New Mexico tapped to lead the US Department of the Interior (DOI).
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 11-9 to advance Haaland’s nomination. A vote from Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, who broke ranks with her fellow GOP committee members, put it over the top.
Haaland hearings signal uphill battle for Biden s climate agenda
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Haaland hearings signal uphill battle for Biden s climate agenda
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