Raimondo on hold U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is delaying the full Senate vote on Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s confirmation for U.S. Commerce Secretary. Cruz confirmed the reason for delaying Raimondo was over Huawei, which is currently on the U.S. Entity List — and the Biden Administration has refused to say if they will keep on. “I’ll lift the hold when the Biden admin commits to keep the massive Chinese Communist Party spy operation Huawei on the Entity List,” Cruz Tweeted late Thursday. Raimondo blasted China for its “anti-competitive behavior” before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Tuesday during her confirmation hearings for United States Commerce Secretary.