Finance Postpones Confirmation Hearing for CBP Commissioner Nominee
The Senate Finance Committee postponed the July 13 hearing to consider the nomination of Kevin McAleenan for CBP commissioner “until further notice,” according to an announcement (here). "The Finance Committee hearing has been postponed subject to the call of the…
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chair to enable the committee to complete its review of the nomination,” a committee spokeswoman said. Committee staff recently communicated that the hearing would be pretty straightforward and there were “no issues” in McAleenan’s confirmation process, a lobbyist said. At least one committee member didn’t learn of the postponement until the morning of July 13, the lobbyist said. Senate Finance didn’t provide a specific reason for the postponement.