Senate Approves Biden's CIA Director Pick

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Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed President Biden’s choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, veteran diplomat William J. Burns, on a voice vote after a Republican senator lifted a hold on the nomination that had forced a two-week delay.

Mr. Burns, who held top State Department posts and led secret diplomacy with Iran and Libya, is set to take over the spy agency as it moves from a two-decade focus on terrorism to grapple with an assertive China, as well as new threats such as pandemics and climate change.

At his Senate confirmation hearing late last month, Mr. Burns, 64 years old, said he would intensify the CIA’s focus on China, calling Beijing’s actions the “biggest political test” for the United States.

The former deputy secretary of state won unanimous approval from the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this month. Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) then blocked the nomination from consideration in the full Senate, demanding that the Biden administration take tougher action against companies involved in building the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-approves-bidens-cia-director-pick/ar-BB1eJuct?li=BBnb7Kz

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Senator Cruz doing asinine things once again to keep his name in the news.

[msfiddlestix]

1. so the Senate had to wait for the asshole to lift his own hold?

the insurrectionist protested because not enough hurt on Russia??? are you effing kidding me??

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Cruz may be one of the smartest dumbasses in History. He somehow believes he can attain

higher office? Hence the herculean efforts to somehow stay in the light - uh, Ted - NEVER gonna happen.

[efhmc]

3. Not only is he way too ugly on the inside, he is also gross to look at on the outsdie.

Probably would look totally different on the outside without any changes if he were a really nice person, but he definitely is not.

[onetexan]

4. yea that lyin' cruz's appearance over the years has just gotten increasingly more disgusting

what's that saying - what's on the inside will overflow to the outside. All dead man's bones.