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“reserving the right to object for the same reasons I just articulated--that this position, as with the previous one, is directly related to trying to clean up the mess, the disaster that the Biden administration has created in Afghanistan. I intend not to object to this nomination. The remaining holds remain in place, and the administration can lift the Treasury hold and the career state holds anytime they want by following the law under CAATSA and either imposing sanctions or, if they don't want to impose sanctions on Russia, triggering a vote in Congress so that this body can decide whether or not sanctions could be imposed on Russia. The administration has had that option in front of it for many weeks. It still has that option. I do not object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any further objections? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Brett M. Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)? The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey.”