It was unclear when — or if — the full Senate will consider the nomination, which has been stalled due to allegations that Garcetti ignored accusations of sexual harassment against a former top aid…
LOS ANGELES — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday approved‘s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to India, sending the issue to the full Senate.
According to reports out of Washington, the nomination was advanced by the committee on a 13-8 vote, with two Republicans joining Democrats voting in favor.in January of last year, but it ran into snags over the harassment allegations involving former Garcetti senior adviser Rick Jacobs.Biden re-nominated himAn investigation requested by Sen.
Garcetti has repeatedly denied any knowledge of alleged harassing behavior by Jacobs. Following the report’s release, he said in a statement that he “strongly” disagreed with its conclusions.
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