Cruz, Menendez Clash Over ‘Holds’ on State Dept Nominees: ‘Maybe it’s Your Presidential Aspirations’

patrick.goodenough | August 4, 2021
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has placed “holds” on all State Department nominees in response to the administration’s approach to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Earlier this summer, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Sen. Robert Menendez clashed with Cruz over the practice.