Senators want next Secret Service director to be Senate-confirmed

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Senators from both parties are demanding more control over who future Secret Service directors are following the resignation Tuesday of former agency head Kimberly Cheatle.

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) unveiled legislation that would require Secret Service directors appointed by the president to be confirmed by the Senate and serve no more than a single 10-year term.

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