Senate Intelligence Panel Backs Ratcliffe for DNI on Party Line
Representative John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on May 5, 2020.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee backed Representative John Ratcliffe’s nomination to be the director of national intelligence on a party-line 8-7 vote Tuesday according to a committee aide, setting up confirmation by the full Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor Tuesday that the Senate would confirm Ratcliffe as soon as possible.