Rick Scott, R-Fla., had placed holds on all Department of Homeland Security nominees until Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border. He wants the Biden administration to implement sanctions to stop it. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has placed holds on several State and Treasury nominees over a pipeline that will carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. But the slow-walking shows no signs of letting up as senators place holds on a wide swath of nominees to gain leverage and attract public attention. The trend is alarming to good government advocates, who say Washington’s ability to meet mounting challenges is being undermined by gaps in leadership. 21, according to tracking by the Partnership for Public Service. Bush and Barack Obama, both saw about two-thirds of their nominees confirmed through Oct. And it has only gotten worse for President Joe Biden.Ībout 36% of Biden’s nominees have been confirmed so far in the evenly divided Senate, a deterioration from the paltry 38% success rate that Trump saw at the same stage of his presidency.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate’s willingness to confirm a president’s nominees took a downward turn during Donald Trump’s first year in office.
