Small Business Administration nominee Dilawar Syed stalled from confirmation by GOP

Lengthy standoffs like this can result in a president withdrawing a nomination or a nominee deciding it’s not worth the frustration. So far, Biden is sticking with Syed, a Pakistani-born, American-educated, California-based entrepreneur in software, health care and artificial intelligence. He can’t speak for himself because, as is customary, the White House does not let nominees give interviews while they are under consideration.

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