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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Feb 12, 2022, 10:36 AM Feb 2022

Fight over Youngkin nominee intensifies as House GOP threatens 1,000 Northam appointments [View all]

UPDATE: The @vahousegop ended up blocking about a dozen (I think) Northam appointees as part of the Andrew Wheeler fight.

Most of them were on environmental and education boards.

Youngkin can now make recess appointments for those roles.



Fight over Youngkin nominee intensifies as House GOP threatens 1,000 Northam appointments -...Virginia Democrats' refusal to confirm Andrew Wheeler, a controversial environmental appointee of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, spiraled into a bigger standoff
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