Senate Democrats push votes on Obama's nominees

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the clock ticking down on their Senate majority, Democrats pushed on Monday to win approval for some of President Barack Obama's stalled nominations for government posts. Leading the list is Vivek Murthy, Obama's choice for the top U.S. public health job of surgeon general, who has drawn opposition over his support for stricter gun regulations, and Sarah Saldana, whose nomination to head the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office became bogged down after she said the president's executive action on immigration was legal. ...



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