Senate Republicans hold up Biden personnel nominee over 'critical race theory' and abortion rights

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Source: Washington Post

Politics

Senate Republicans hold up Biden personnel nominee over ‘critical race theory’ and abortion rights

By Lisa Rein and Seung Min Kim
June 8, 2021 at 5:30 a.m. EDT

Senate Republicans are blocking a quick confirmation for President Biden’s nominee to lead the federal personnel agency, targeting her past emphasis on the concept of systemic racism known as “critical race theory” that has become a lightning rod for conservatives.

Republicans also are pushing back on Kiran Ahuja’s support for abortion rights at a time when a long-standing ban on federal funding for the procedure — known as the Hyde Amendment — has emerged as a renewed flash point for the right because of Biden’s support for overturning it.

The delay on Ahuja’s nomination is being led by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), although several Republicans objected to a quick confirmation vote for her, according to senior Democratic and GOP officials. The move will force Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to go through procedural hurdles on the Senate floor, rather than move quickly with a pro forma vote that is more common for nominees to lower-profile posts.

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By Lisa Rein
Lisa Rein covers federal agencies and the management of government in the Trump administration. At The Washington Post, she has written about the federal workforce; state politics and government in Annapolis, and in Richmond; local government in Fairfax County, Va.; and the redevelopment of Washington and its neighborhoods. Twitter https://twitter.com/Reinlwapo

By Seung Min Kim
Seung Min Kim is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration through the lens of Capitol Hill. Before joining The Washington Post in 2018, she spent more than eight years at Politico, primarily covering the Senate and immigration policy. Twitter https://twitter.com/seungminkim

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[Lovie777]

1. It did not bother them when they forced that last United States Supreme Court Justice through . ..

oh that's right, they had a small majority and did what they wanted to do. ..

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2. Not quite correct

They can't block a nominee without picking up a senate Democrat... but they can for the senate to leap through the procedural hurdles that add a few days to the process.

Democrats did that on virtually every single Trump nominee. We couldn't stop them... but we could "gum up the works".

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3. His nominees were awful.

We had a duty to try and stop them.