President-elect heard for confirmation Joe Biden
Joe BidenCotton: Senate has no power to hold impeachment trial once Trump leaves office Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden ICE Acting Director Steps Down Weeks After Hiring MORENational Intelligence Directorate (DNI) nominee Avril Haines has been postponed until next week, leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said Thursday.
The confirmation for Haines was initially scheduled for Friday and was to take place virtually.
Her. Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio RubioSenate Panel To Hold Nomination Hearing For Biden Intelligence Director Candidate This Week Rubio Calls For Unity In Request For Biden To Call Up Individual K-Checks The Hill’s Morning Report – House to impeach Trump this week MORE (R-Fla.), Acting Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner
Mark Robert WarnerSenate panel will hold a nomination hearing for Biden Intelligence director nominee this week. Night Defense: Trump Deposed Second Time | National Guard at Capitol now armed, swells to 20,000 troops for inauguration | Alabama Selected Space Command Home Hillicon Valley: Fringe Social Networks Boosted After Capitol Attack | Planned protests spark fears of violence in Trump’s last days | Election security efforts are likely to gain ground in the Democrat-controlled Congress (D-Va.) Released a joint statement referring to the delay on Thursday night.
“Despite the unusual circumstances on Capitol Hill, the committee is working in good faith to relocate this nominee as soon as possible and to ensure that committee members have an opportunity to question the nominee in both open and closed situations,” said the legislators.
“The Director of National Intelligence plays a vital role in overseeing the 18 agencies that make up our country’s intelligence community, and the committee is looking forward to holding a hearing with Ms. Haines next week,” she added.
A spokesperson for Rubio was not immediately available for further comment on the postponement.
However, a source aware of the matter told CNN that the confirmation timeline is not expected to be significantly changed. The source told the outlet that the hearing had been delayed because a senator wanted the hearing in person, and Friday’s hearing would have been remote.
Haines was previously deputy director of the CIA and also a national security adviser in the Obama administration. If confirmed, Haines will be the first woman to hold the position.
Biden has insisted that his nominees be confirmed soon after the violent riot that took place at the Capitol last week.
“Given what our country has been through over the past four years – the past few days – given the threats and risks in this world, they should be confirmed as close to January 20 as possible,” Biden said last week. there are no vacancies at State, Defense, Finance and Homeland Security. We have no time to waste with regard to the whole team. “