The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is again poised to take up Eric Garcetti's nomination to become U.S. ambassador to India
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Dakota Smith is herenomination to become U.S. ambassador to India was before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in December 2021, things went pretty smoothly for the then-Los Angeles mayor., pressed him on sexual harassment allegations made against one of his former advisors. The next month, the committee voted to move his nomination to the full Senate.
In a statement, Rubio alleged that Garcetti “has ignored credible sexual assault accusations in his prior office.”Under committee rules, any member can postpone a vote on a nominee until the next committee meeting. That means a vote on Garcetti isn’t likely toThe former mayor’s nomination stalled last year over questions about whether Garcetti and top aides knew about sexual harassment complaints lodged against former advisor.
At the same time, Garcetti’s parents hired a lobbyist to press Congress and the White House over the nomination. Garcetti supporters have rallied religious and civic leaders to contact senators to support the former mayor.
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