GOP presses for swift Ratcliffe confirmation to intel post
By Jonathan Easley - 03/29/20 08:00 AM EDT
Republicans are moving quickly on Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) nomination to be director of national intelligence after a bungled rollout last year ended with Ratcliffe withdrawing from consideration.
The coronavirus pandemic, however, has already slowed the confirmation process somewhat.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) had initially hoped for a confirmation hearing in the first two weeks of April and a final committee vote in early May. The Senate is out until April 20, so hearings and votes will have to wait until the end of next month at the earliest.
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