The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked in its nomination vote for Steve Dettelbach, President Joe Biden's pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The tie committee vote means that Democrats will have to use an additional procedural maneuver to put Dettelbach's nomination on the Senate floor. That vote is set for Thursday afternoon.If Dettelbach is confirmed, it will mark the first time since 2015 that the ATF will have a Senate-confirmed leader.Having secured the support of moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Jon Tester, of West Virginia and Montana respectively, as well as Sen.
Judiciary Committee Democrats expressed frustration Thursday that Dettelbach did not received any Republican support in the committee, particularly given the ongoing bipartisan discussions on a gun safety package in the wake of several mass shootings.Read MoreThe partisan committee vote"impedes our progress" on addressing gun violence, said Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware.
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