Rick Scott vows to hold up nominees until Biden officials testify on supply chain

Published November 18, 2021 9:57pm ET



Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott wrote a letter to Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, the chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, demanding a hearing on the supply chain crisis.

Scott said he plans to block all Department of Transportation and Department of Commerce nominees from the Biden administration until Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testify before the committee.

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