The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Steve Dettelbach to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives after the agency had operated without a Senate-confirmed director since 2015.
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Dettelbach received 48 votes in his favor and 46 against. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) joined with Democrats in favor. This is the Biden administration’s second attempt at installing an ATF director after it withdrew another nominee, David Chipman, last fall.
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Democrats need this victory as time runs out to finish legislative business before the midterm elections and make moves on gun violence after a series of mass shootings.
