Eric Garcetti impressed a Republican senator after a private meeting and won over an undecided Democrat in his bid to become ambassador to India.
“In this case, it’s not him who did it,” Hirono said of Garcetti and Jacobs’ alleged behavior. “He also testified that he knew nothing. So at this point, I am prepared to vote for the guy.”Asked about Garcetti’s nomination at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said only, “We’ll have to wait and see what happens in committee.”
Schumer’s statement came after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed a meeting Tuesday to discuss the nomination of Garcetti and other Biden picks who have not been confirmed. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who sits on the committee, has placed a hold on Garcetti and a half-dozen other nominations.
“One of these nominees has ignored credible sexual assault accusations in his prior office,” Rubio said in a statement late last week, alluding to allegations against Garcetti. “I will not turn a blind eye to these absurd nominations, which will hasten America’s decline.” When the panel last took up Garcetti’s nomination in January 2022, it was reported favorably to the full Senate via voice vote with no objections. But it never reached the floor for a vote, partly due to concerns that it did not have enough Democratic support.The makeup of the Senate has also changed, with Senate Democrats expanding their 50-50 majority in the last Congress to a 51-seat majority.Democrats are currently governing with a 50-49 majority as Sen.
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