WASHINGTON, Aug 12 ― The White House expressed frustration yesterday about the US Senate's slow pace in confirming nominees to serve in key roles in the Biden administration and as envoys overseas, saying it needed all hands on deck. “What's the holdup?” press secretary Jen Psaki told...
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 ― The White House expressed frustration yesterday about the US Senate's slow pace in confirming nominees to serve in key roles in the Biden administration and as envoys overseas, saying it needed all hands on deck.
“We are frustrated over the slow pace of confirmations,” she said, adding Biden had submitted more nominees to the Senate than his predecessor, Donald Trump, at this point in his tenure, and a comparable number to former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. The Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan think tank, said the Senate confirmed a total of 11 nominees yesterday before adjourning, bringing the total of Biden's nominees confirmed to 144 of the 442 nominations formally submitted.
Partnership for Public Service Chief Executive Max Stier said all modern presidencies had faced similar issues due to steady growth in the number of Senate-confirmed positions and the use of holds to slow down the process.
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