Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the Senate to quickly confirm over 60 Nominees for key foreign policy positions, warning that leaving the roles unfilled damages America's global standing and national security interests. Some Republican senators, including Rand Paul, are blocking the nominations for reasons unrelated to qualifications. Blinken stated that vacant posts have a negative impact on national security and criticized senators for blocking candidates, calling it irresponsible and harmful. Paul had placed a Blanket Hold on nominees until documents related to the origin of COVID-19 were released, but the compromise has not been reached.

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