President Biden has yet to fill three Senate-confirmed positions at the federal division responsible for a slew of his social-services policies, including expanding child care, establishing universal preschool and housing migrant children at the border ahead of a congressional deadline Tuesday.
President Biden has yet to fill the three Senate-confirmed positions at the federal division responsible for a slew of his social-services policies, including expanding child care, establishing universal preschool andArrowRight
Biden also has not nominated a commissioner to lead the division’s Administration for Native Americans nor a commissioner to run its children, youth and families bureau.Although the three positions are currently being filled by acting officials, those individuals can only serve in those roles through Tuesday under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act — unless Biden nominates permanent replacements.
“The secretary, therefore, is supposed to be required to actually do that work,” Stier said, acknowledging that the White House could find loopholes, like establishing new roles that shift the responsibilities away from Becerra.
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