Elizabeth Warren holds up confirmation of a Biden pick at Education Department OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP via Getty Images By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post June 23, 2021 | 4:43 PM Email WASHINGTON – Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is impeding the confirmation of James Kvaal, President Joe Biden’s pick to head higher-education policy at the Education Department, to secure commitments on student loan reforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Warren’s strategy is creating tensions among Democrats who see Kvaal’s leadership as key to executing Biden’s higher-education agenda, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.