But as long as Democrats stay unified, Jack Lew will be confirmed.
Then-Secretary of the Treasury and Council Chairperson Jack Lew listens during the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, on Nov. 16, 2016. | Molly Riley/APSenate Republicans say they aren’t sold on President Joe Biden’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, despite calls from Democrats to quickly fill the post amid the increasing turmoil in the Middle East.
At the outset, GOP senators signaled their objections to Lew over his past support for the Iran deal. The 2015 nuclear pact was broadly opposed by Republicans, and some prominent Democrats. The Trump administration withdrew from the deal in 2018. Republicans have also criticized the Biden administration for striking a deal to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a prisoner swap, though Tehran reportedly has not been allowed to access the funds yet.
Lew also had harsh words for Iran, pledging to keep an eye on the country “as a force that is hostile to Israel’s existence” by funding terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. “I don’t think this is the moment for us to be negotiating with Iran,” Lew said. “I believe deeply that an agreement to not have nuclear weapons would be a good thing, but this is not the moment.”to approve several ambassadors in the region. But Foreign Relations Republicans signaled they’re not ready to speed up Lew’s confirmation over their concerns with Iran.of Wyoming, the third ranking Senate Republican, called Lew the “wrong person” for the post.
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