Sen Shelby has placed a hold on all Obama nominations unless a defense contract is moved away from Boeing and to Airbus.
Yesterday, just hours after the Senate voted 96-0 to confirm Martha Johnson as the Administrator of the GSA after a pointless 9-month delay, we learned that Sen. Richard Shelby from Alabama has placed a blanket hold on all nominees, including national security nominees, to use as leverage for some projects in his state. He’s holding up 70 nominees, among them top intelligence officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. According to the National Journal, he’s holding them up until two defense contracts that would benefit interests in his state can be fast-tracked.
Let’s be clear: Sen. Shelby is preventing qualified nominees who will help protect the American people from being confirmed.
If all 41 GOP Senators approve of this tactic, Shelby’s hold remains in place.
So, does Scott Brown stand with Shelby and Airbus, or not?
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