In his new position, the former US ambassador to India will lead, coordinate, and oversee State Department operations like overseas aid and civilian response programmes.
The resolution to block the DC crime bill, however, required only a simple majority vote in the Senate. The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan with a tally of 81-14.
The bill requires the US federal government to recognize a marriage between two individuals if the marriage was valid in the state where it was performed .
Democrats used a fast-track legislative process known as reconciliation to pass the measure in the face of unanimous opposition from Republicans.
He said, "I thought it was time to pass legislation that actually targeted the problem of school safety and mental health."
The Democrats’ bill would bring about the largest overhaul of US voting in a generation, touching nearly every aspect of the electoral process
The foreign ministry in Beijing has denounced the legislation as an example of “zero-sum thinking which distorts the facts and smears China’s development path and domestic and foreign policies”.
The Senate-approved bill will have to go back to the House for another vote, before it is sent to Biden's desk.
The plunge in activity and warnings of recession or even depression are a brutal reversal for what was until a few weeks ago a humming economy, with record low unemployment.
The filing is in response to a freedom of information request for documents related to the Ukraine aid.
