Her. John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso Sunday Shows Preview: US Rolls Out First Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine; Congress closes incentive deal Secretary of the Interior tests positive for COVID-19 after two days of meeting with officials: report With Senate at stake, Georgia is on our mind MORE (R-Wyo.) Suggested the president-elect on Sunday Joe Biden
Joe BidenCHC Urges Biden to Elect Latinos as Head of Education Department, SBA: Louisiana Rep.-elect Report Hospitalized as Precautionary Measure for COVID-19 Infection Biden and Netanyahu May Carefully Maintain US-Israeli Ties MORE would face an ongoing struggle for affirmation for his cabinet nominees if the Republicans maintain their control of the upper chamber.
Barrasso cited the delays for some of them President Trump
Donald Trump Senators Reach Agreement on Fed Powers, Paving the Way for Coronavirus Emergency Response Nearly 200 Organizations Reportedly Hacked by Russia: Cyber Security Firm Trump Named Sidney Powell as Special Counsel for Election Fraud Investigation: MORE‘s nominees, Fox’ host said Chris Wallace
Christopher (Chris) Wallace Fox News Confident In The Face Of New Rivals From Right In Newsmax, OAN Officials Anticipate Vaccine Distribution This Week Manchin Says Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Bill Will Be Revealed MORE Monday that GOP senators “will not forget what happened to President Trump’s administration and the delayed process that went through it.”
“[I]It’s not going to be a garden party, “he added.” “If the Republicans are in the majority, these nominees will have to turn the gauntlet.”
Senate Republicans have already indicated that Neera Teeth
Neera TandenHouse GOP out of concern over Biden’s top cabinet nominees Asian lawmakers set sights on Biden’s Labor secretary’s choice The ‘Biden team’ is risk-averse, but capable and ready MORE, head of the Center for American Progress left-wing think tank, will face a tough confirmation battle for the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Two January run-offs in which Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler Georgian Governor Kemp Attends White House Christmas Party Despite Trump Attacks Pressley Calls Georgia GOP Candidates ‘The Bonnie And Clyde Of Corruption’ Warren Enters Bill Again To Ban Lawmakers From Trading Stock MORE (R) and David Perdue
David PerdueGA Senators Must Prioritize Clean Energy Production Georgia Government Kemp Attends White House Christmas Party Despite Trump Attacks Pressley Calls Georgia GOP Candidates ‘the Bonnie and Clyde of Corruption’ MORE (R) will defend their seats and will take control of the upper room. Barrasso said on Sunday that Republican victories are essential to a check on the upcoming Biden administration.
“If you want to be accountable and not just stamp for a Joe Biden cabinet, then you need people like me to chair the Energy Commission,” he told Wallace.
Biden has appointed the former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer GranholmBiden: Federal Government ‘Has Long Broken Promises to Indian Tribes’ Preview Sunday Shows: US Rolls Out First Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine; Congress secures stimulus deal Biden’s energy and climate agreements: a return to ‘the swamp’ MORE (D) as Secretary of Energy. Barrasso specifically criticized that nomination on Sunday, citing her previous comments on fossil fuels. Biden’s nominees, Barrasso also said, appear to be a “third term of the Obama administration.”
During the same interview, Barrasso acknowledged Biden as president-elect after calling it a “gotcha question” last week after the Electoral College formally confirmed Biden’s victory.