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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has said he will block some of President Biden\u2019s nominees over a new policy that could delay the buildout of new natural gas export projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kennedy, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this week, said he would block any nominees to the State and Energy departments over the move to halt approvals for new natural gas export facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil Mr. Biden drops this battle against American energy, I\u2019m going to block every nominee he tries to place at the State and Energy departments,\u201d Kennedy wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike the Terminator, I\u2019ll be back again and again to stop his nominees and remind the world that he\u2019s intentionally killing jobs and threatening our national security to placate confused climate extremists,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are not currently any Energy Department nominees before the Senate, according to a tracker maintained by The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the upper chamber is considering 37 State Department nominees, including Kurt Campbell, who is nominated to be deputy secretary of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Kennedy softened his stance slightly, saying he\u2019d be willing to let \u201ccrucial\u201d nominees through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil the president is willing to back off of this absurd position, I\u2019m going to hold up some of his nominees,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot all of them,\u201d he added. \u201cIf somebody\u2019s really crucial I\u2019ll let them go through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to Kennedy\u2019s move to block nominees, a White House official said that holding up nominees for critical national security roles or for unrelated jobs would be harmful and dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators can place \u201cholds\u201d that slow down or prevent nominees from advancing through the chamber. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) notably placed a months-long hold that delayed hundreds of military promotions over the Pentagon\u2019s abortion policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration policy that Kennedy is protesting would temporarily delay reviews and approvals for some projects that would export U.S. natural gas abroad. The pause does not affect existing exports or projects that are already under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administration said it would delay these projects so that it can update criteria related to climate and other topics as it evaluates proposed projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An administration official told reporters last week that two large and two small projects would see immediate delays. It\u2019s not clear how long the pause will last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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