The Senate confirmed 81 individuals nominated by President Joe Biden to positions in the judiciary, executive branch, and foreign service during its last three days …
The Senate confirmed 81 individuals nominated by President Joe Biden to positions in the judiciary, executive branch, and foreign service during its last three days of business, helping to clear a logjam that has alarmed members of both parties. Senators confirmed 48 ambassadors, eleven judges, and 22 other executive appointees on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before adjourning business until 2022. With several senators leaving town on Friday, before the end of the session, the last votes of the year were taken by only 70 members of the upper chamber. Although a large number of the nominees were confirmed by voice vote, several, including Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, faced full roll call votes. The final appointee of the session, career diplomat Michael Murphy, was confirmed to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly after 2AM. Under chamber rules, the Biden administration would have been required to renominate every appointee who was not confirmed by Dec.
