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Schumer calls for speedy confirmation of Biden Cabinet picks

by Alexandra JaffeLisa Mascaro
| January 12, 2021 11:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that a coronavirus relief bill will be the top priority for his caucus but added that the recent violence at the Capitol shows the need to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team on “day one” of the new administration.

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