Senate Democrats are looking to quickly confirm President Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob J. Lew, as war rages between the U.S. ally and Hamas.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks during the discussion panel at the World Bank/IMF annual meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington, Oct. 7, 2016. The White House says President Joe Biden has nominated Lew to serve as his next ambassador to …Senate Democrats are looking to quickly confirm President Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob J. Lew, as war rages between the U.S. ally and Hamas.But the process will kick off amid Republican opposition to Mr.
Mr. Lew has also faced accusations of lying to Congress in 2015 about the Obama administration’s financial dealings with Iran, and faced further criticism in 2016 for not supporting the veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. But without convincing all of their Republican colleagues — much less at least one or two Democrats — it appears that opposing GOP senators will only be able to delay the inevitable confirmation of Mr. Lew. Presidential nominees require a simple majority to confirm or reject.
“Mr. Lew has long proven himself a strong public servant, a ferocious ally of Israel,” the New York Democrat said Monday. “Delaying him would be egregious at a time like this. We must move him quickly, and I hope we will.”
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