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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Aug. 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Carolyn Kaster-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n
By Charlie McCarthy | NEWSMAX<\/p>\n
Sen. Josh\u00a0Hawley, R-Mo., has been consistent when voting for President Joe Biden’s six Cabinet members confirmed so far \u2014\u00a0he was against all of them.<\/p>\n
Hawley voted ‘nay’ to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Previously, the senator voted against\u00a0Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Director of National Intelligence\u00a0Avril Haines.<\/p>\n
Hawley, in his first term, already had earned the reputation of being a hardliner. He was criticized\u00a0for objecting to Electoral College voting results even after the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n
As a result, book publisher Simon & Schuster canceled its book deal with Hawley. Democrat colleagues\u00a0filed an ethics complaint against him, claiming Hawley “lent legitimacy to the mob’s cause and made future violence more likely.”<\/p>\n
Austin had the largest approval of Biden’s nominees from the Senate, confirmed 93-2. Hawley and Sen. Mike Lee, Utah, were the only members who voted against him,\u00a0per the Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Buttigieg became the first openly gay Cabinet member when he was confirmed 86-13. The Trump administration’s Ric Grenell, also gay, served as acting DNI but was not Senate confirmed.<\/p>\n Mayorkas became\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0Latino and first immigrant to that post when the Senate voted 56-43 to confirm\u00a0in the closest vote of Biden nominees.<\/p>\n Before voting against confirmation of Mayorkas, Hawley moved to delay the process.<\/p>\n “On Day 1 of his administration, President-elect Biden has said he plans to unveil an amnesty plan for 11 million immigrants in this nation illegally,\u201d Hawley said in a statement. “This comes at a time when millions of American citizens remain out of work and a new migrant caravan has been attempting to reach the United States. Mr. Mayorkas has not adequately explained how he will enforce federal law and secure the southern border given President-elect Biden\u2019s promise to roll back major enforcement and security measures.<\/p>\n “Just today, he declined to say he would enforce the laws Congress has already passed to secure the border wall system. Given this, I cannot consent to skip the standard vetting process and fast-track this nomination when so many questions remain unanswered.”<\/p>\n Although his actions on various issues have given some people the notion he would run for the 2024 Republican nomination, Hawley has said he is not running for president.<\/p>\n