Biden Allies See Urgency In Confirming Xavier Becerra As Immigration Woes Deepen
The confirmation process for Becerra, a former congressman and the current attorney general of California, has crawled along, with the Senate finance committee splitting 14-14 along party lines Wednesday on whether to advance him out of committee. That means Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will now have to bring Becerra’s nomination up for the full Senate vote, which Democrats hope could be as soon as next week. When Biden’s nominations were announced, Becerra stood out as a priority given the coronavirus outbreak that has now killed more than 520,000 Americans, but that was before the number of unaccompanied children and families arriving at the border swelled....