{"id":213320,"date":"2021-03-11T22:15:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T03:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=213320"},"modified":"2021-03-11T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T03:15:12","slug":"cruz-to-block-two-more-biden-cabinet-nominees-to-address-sanctions-against-nord-stream-2-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-to-block-two-more-biden-cabinet-nominees-to-address-sanctions-against-nord-stream-2-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz to block two more Biden cabinet nominees to address sanctions against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-to-block-two-more-biden-cabinet-nominees-to-address-sanctions-against-nord-stream-2-pipeline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=213320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2385785\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2385785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). (Photo by Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:45 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he will delay more of Joe Biden\u2019s cabinet nominees as he takes a stand against the <a href=\"https:\/\/auburnpub.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/why-a-russian-pipeline-could-delay-auburn-native-brian-mckeons-senate-confirmation\/article_a6758d96-85d1-57ae-9179-006c8df65956.html\">Nord Stream 2<\/a> project. On Thursday, Cruz revealed plans to hold the confirmations of Brian McKeon and Wendy Sherman in order to pressure the administration into doing \u201cmore on Nord Stream 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers has condemned the pipeline\u2019s construction from Russia to Germany, fearing it would give Russia too much power over Western Europe. Cruz said the sanctions passed by Congress were effective and Biden should stick to their previous plans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Ted Cruz announces he will put holds on Biden nominees Wendy Sherman and Brian McKeon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3RYVbb2EkG\">pic.twitter.com\/3RYVbb2EkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1370079943632297984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the last couple of months, as everyone knows, Putin has begun building the pipeline again,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s done so because of the mixed signals from the Biden administration, on whether they will follow the law that has been passed overwhelmingly with massive bipartisan support from Congress twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House officials claimed Biden is against the pipeline\u2019s construction, but has not yet made a formal statement on the matter.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/winter-storm-to-bring-multiple-feet-of-snow-to-rocky-mountain-region-denver-could-see-record-breaking-snowfall\/\">Winter Storm To Bring Multiple Feet Of Snow To Rocky Mountain Region, Denver Could See Record Breaking Snowfall<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). (Photo by Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 6:45 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 11, 2021 Sen. 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