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GOP objects to Biden nominees, a sign of what's to come

By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet
picks are quickly running into the political reality of a nar-
rowly controlled Senate that will leave the new Demo-
cratic administration dependent on rival Republicans to
get anything done. Under leader Mitch McConnell, the
Republican senators will hold great sway in confirming Bi-
den's nominees regardless of which party holds the ma-
jority after runoff elections in January. Biden will have little
room to maneuver and few votes to spare.
As Biden rolled out his economic team Tuesday — af-
ter introducing his national security team last week — he
asked the Senate to give his nominees prompt review,
saying they "deserve and expect nothing less."
But that seems unlikely. Republicans are swiftly signaling
that they're eager to set the terms of debate and exact
a price for their votes. Biden's choice for budget chief,
Neera Tanden, was instantly rejected as "radioactive."
His secretary of state nominee, Antony Blinken, quickly
ran into resistance from GOP senators blasting his record
amid their own potential 2024 White House campaigns.
Even as most Republican senators still refuse to publicly
acknowledge President Donald Trump's defeat, they are Neera Tanden who President-elect Joe Biden nominated to serve as Director of the Office of
launching new battles for the Biden era. Management and Budget, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington,
Del.
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