Senate Republicans are moving quickly to vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, underscoring the level of anxiety in Washington over a temporary lapse in the federal government’s spy powers.

The Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton on Thursday, the same day the president announced his nomination to be the next director of national intelligence. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, meaning Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, could be sworn into the post later this month.