The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked 11-11 along party lines on the nomination of Steve Dettelbach to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Democrats can still advance the nomination to the full Senate using procedural moves, and three key lawmakers – Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Angus King of Maine, and John Tester of Montana – say they support his nomination. Dettelbach would be the first Senate confirmed ATF director in seven years.
A former U.S. attorney in Ohio during the Obama administration, Dettelbach has won support from the National Sheriff’s Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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