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GOP won’t help advance stuck ATF nominee

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WaEx:

Senate Republicans so far unanimously oppose President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, guaranteeing he’ll remain in limbo until Democratic holdouts make up their minds.

“I can’t think of a single Republican, at this point, who I would expect to lose on that,” Senate Minority Whip and chief vote-counter John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said Tuesday.

Several centrist Democrats have not decided on ATF nominee David Chipman, leaving his nominations stalled.

Democrats control 50 votes and can confirm Chipman without any help from Republicans, but only with unanimous support from all lawmakers in their party. Chipman is a longtime gun control advocate, and his views on firearms could make supporting him risky for Democrats from pro-gun states.

With full Democratic support, Chipman could only be confirmed if a few Republicans decided to vote for him, but Thune said it’s unlikely. read more

12 Comments on GOP won’t help advance stuck ATF nominee

  1. Repugnicans holding the line?!? Wow!

    Don’t get me wrong: Chipman is a shit who shouldn’t be put in charge of anything more demanding than a stapler, but I do wish the rep pols could get together on stuff with a little more significance.

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  2. thune is seeing the handwriting on the wall here in SD. He’s toast, no matter what he does/says.

    But to see republicans all in agreement? Thank you President Trump

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  3. All the fact checkers are saying that this guy was not responsible for killing all of those men, women, and children during the Waco raid. So,….he totally killed all of those people.

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  4. It’s the only thing Susan Collins is always strong on.
    Maine has more gun owners as a percentage of the population than almost any other state.
    She needs to hold the line on this one.

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