The Democrat-led Senate rejected another nominee from the Biden administration on Tuesday.
A bid to advance the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an assistant secretary of labor failed to reach the requisite simple majority to invoke cloture and reach a final vote.
Two Democrats — Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) — joined with Republicans to oppose the motion while five members did not vote.
The final tally was 51-44. Multiple reports noted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) changed his vote to a “nay,” allowing him to bring up the nomination again at a future date.
A spokesman for Manchin told POLITICO that Manchin voted against Rodriguez due to “concerns about his political activism and lack of experience.”
Biden first nominated Rodriguez, an attorney and former member of the Florida state legislature, to be the assistant secretary for employment and training at the Labor Department more than two years ago. Rodriquez’s nomination got…
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