The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday split evenly along party lines on whether to advance Xavier Becerra for Health and Human Services secretary, leaving it to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring the nomination up for a full Senate vote.
The 14-14 tally reflected the sharp partisan divisions around Becerra, now California's attorney general, who's drawn fire from conservatives eager to make his confirmation a political liability for Democrats facing reelection next year.
He is the first of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees not to be favorably reported out of committee.
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the Senate nee to stop him from geting in.
GOP politicians know they will be held at least indirectly responsible for accepting any loons and extremists Pretender Joe trots past legislature committees for approval to administrative posts. Government abuses by appointed loose cannons will be laid at their feet come 2022. The People are angry and intolerant of political shennanigans after the betrayal of the Peoples will in Donald Trumps election. They have every right to be! Political business as usual is not anymore, and is attempted at the office holders risk!
Why did a business man want to be President 4 years ago?
That is obvious Tim, especially as the after uncivil and unsavory Washington D.C. denizens gave him the business at and after the 2020 election. Time is coming for them to pay the bill for it.