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2025-01-23 21:12:53 UTC - HELPFUL
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In 2021, Mitch McConnell delayed confirmation hearings for Biden's cabinet nominees. https://web.archive.org/web/20241111083022/https://www.vox.com/22227009/mcconnell-biden-sabotage-confirmation-hearing-cabinet-senate-schumer#:~:text=As%20CNN%E2%80%99s%20Kylie,already%20received%20hearings https://web.archive.org/web/20220509220302/https://twitter.com/kylieatwood/status/1348681959610998785 McConnell stalled the confirmation of Biden's nominees by delaying the Senate Organizing Resolution. https://web.archive.org/web/20221216083735/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/20/2010689/-McConnell-s-obstruction-of-Biden-s-agenda-has-already-begun#:~:text=McConnell%20has%20already,are%20in%20place https://web.archive.org/web/20240811090344/https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/21/mcconnell-obstruction-continues-he-refuses-agree-organizing-resolution-further https://web.archive.org/web/20241111114647/https://accountable.us/mcconnell-obstruction-continues-as-he-refuses-to-agree-to-organizing-resolution-further-slowing-down-bidens-cabinet-nominees/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240614190120/https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/22/week-obstruction-leaves-biden-administration-without-confirmed-cabinet-including A few Biden cabinet nominees were delayed until Mar. 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Haaland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Raimondo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Becerra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Cardona
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