Missouri Senator Josh Hawley Holds Up McConnell Appointments

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Missouri Senator Josh Hawley doesn't get much love in Kansas City but it's very clear that he's challenging the Republican "old guard" and doing what he can to move away from the uni-party style of doing biz that frustrates many conservative . . . Check-it:

The Missouri senator has long butted heads with McConnell, whom he openly voted against as conference leader. He acknowledged his differences with McConnell in a statement on Tuesday, ahead of a letter he sent the leader directly on Wednesday . . .

In his letter, Hawley noted that the bipartisan nominations legislation being negotiated in the Senate is likely to include only a few GOP appointments.

"If Republicans are planning to install dozens of Biden nominees for positions across the federal government — without a vote — in exchange for just a handful of our own selections, I want to be sure that we get our nominees right," he wrote.

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