Senate (Unfortunately) confirms Under Investigation-Jones to head ATF following Heitkamp delay on cloture

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B. Todd Jones has been confirmed by the Senate as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this evening by a 53 to 42 vote. The confirmation follows a five-hour delay on a cloture vote as the Senate waited for North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, reported recovering from an illness and flying in from North Dakota, to arrive at the Capitol to cast the needed over-the-top vote for ending debate on President Obama’s nomination. That procedural vote started at 2 p.m. this afternoon, with the vote left hanging at 59 to 40, CSPAN televised, and cloture allowed the nomination of ATF’s Acting Director to move forward for the confirmation vote.

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