The Senate will vote on a cloture motion to end debate regarding the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for secretary of homeland security.
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[Transition Tracker Daily by Ballotpedia]
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** JANUARY 28, 2021
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President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions.
In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,118 positions required Senate confirmation and 354 did not. The new administration is also responsible for filling thousands of other positions across the federal government, including in operations and policy. Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking potential Cabinet nominees, appointments, and news related to the Biden administration.
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* Two committee hearings ([link removed]) are scheduled for Thursday:
* Marcia Fudge ([link removed]) , nominee for secretary of housing and urban development, will appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
* Cecilia Rouse ([link removed]) , nominee for chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, will also appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
* The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted ([link removed]) 21-3 in favor of Pete Buttigieg’s ([link removed]) nomination for secretary of transportation on Wednesday. Three Republicans voted against advancing him: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
* The Senate will vote on a cloture motion ([link removed]) on Thursday to end debate regarding the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas ([link removed]) for secretary of homeland security.
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* Biden issued two executive orders on Wednesday establishing ([link removed]) the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and policies ([link removed]) to address climate change, including halting new oil and natural gas development on public lands and offshore waters.
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** TRANSITION IN CONTEXT: AMBASSADORSHIPS
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Ambassadors are the highest-ranking diplomatic representative of the United States to another country. While most ambassadors are career foreign service officers, the president may fill a post with a political appointee outside of the United States Foreign Service.
According to the American Foreign Service Association in 2020, approximately 44% of President Donald Trump’s (R) ambassador nominations ([link removed]) were political appointees rather than career diplomats. The historical average is 30%.
Except for Linda Thomas-Greenfield ([link removed]) , a Cabinet-rank nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Biden has not ([link removed]) made ambassador nominations.
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* FiveThirtyEight: Is The Presidential Honeymoon Over? ([link removed])
* Politico: Senate weighs jumping Biden judicial picks ahead of the queue ([link removed])
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