Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org GOP’s Senate delays allowed changes at product safety regulator. Critics say ‘power grab’ puts public at risk. October 28, 2021 The clash also highlights a broader problem facing President Biden’s administration: the slow pace of Senate confirmations. Biden’s nominees for government boards and agencies have faced longer waits than those from prior administrations, according to the nonpartisan group Partnership for Public Service.