Hawley stopped McConnell’s nominations for the Federal Trade Commission and the NTSB  from passing by “unanimous consent”. He notes they were part of a deal by which McConnell agreed to support a host of Biden nominations.  He accused McConnell of -in his words-“giving away too much” just to get his former staffers nominated to the posts. Hawley says he wants more time to vet the nominees. The senator from Missouri has become one of McConnell’s most staunch Republican opponents in the Senate.