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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, ending more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans

President Joe Biden had first nominated the Pakistani-born businessman to the position in March 2021, and he renominated him this year in the new Congress.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, ending more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans in the last Congress.

The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government.

President Joe Biden had first nominated the Pakistani-born businessman to the position in March 2021, and he renominated him this year in the new Congress.

The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government.

The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, ending more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans in the last Congress.

The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government. Dilawar Syed was confirmed Thursday as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration in a 52-42 vote. Syed's nomination had been delayed for more than two years. Republicans in the last Congress blocked Syed's nomination from moving forward, citing the the Small Business administration's payouts to abortion providers, among other things. The stalemate led to Democratic charges of anti-...

The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government