The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to India, sending the issue to the full Senate.
It was unclear when -- or if -- the full Senate will consider the nomination, which has been stalled over the past year due to lingering allegations that Garcetti ignored accusations of assault and sexual harassment against a former top aide.
According to reports out of Washington, the nomination was advanced by the committee on a 13-8 vote, with two Republicans joining Democrats voting in favor. The committee previously approved Garcetti's nomination in January of last year, but it ran into snags over the harassment allegations involving former Garcetti senior adviserPresident Joe Biden originally nominated Garcetti for the post on July 9, 2021. After it stalled, Biden re-nominated him in January.President Joe Biden nominated former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the U.S. Ambassador to India. The second nomination is required because of the new Congress.
An investigation requested by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, last year concluded that it was "more probable than not" that Jacobs "sexually harassed multiple individuals and made racist comments towards others." It also found it "extremely unlikely" that Garcetti was unaware of the behavior, saying that "by all accounts, Mayor Garcetti is very involved in the day-to- day operation of his office.
The White House blasted the report, saying in a statement, "This partisan report was a hit job from the beginning, and many of the claims have already been conclusively debunked by more serious independent reports. The president has confidence in Mayor Garcetti and believes he will be an excellent representative in India at a critical moment and calls for the Senate to swiftly confirm him.
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