President Biden's ATF nominee Steve Dettelbach is seeking to be the first confirmed ATF director since 2015.
But amid increasing partisanship, particularly over gun issues, the ATF hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since 2015. And with the Senate split 50-50, Dettelbach may need to keep the support of all 50 Senate Democrats if he wants to break that trend – something that's been difficult for some of Biden's nominees.
FILE - U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach holds up the settlement agreement with the City of Cleveland as he speaks at a news conference May 26, 2015, in Cleveland."Steve Dettelbach served for decades as a prosecutor, working hand-in-hand with ATF agents to take down gangs and convict criminals," White House spokesperson Michael Gwin told Fox News.
NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter told Fox News she sees the Dettelbach nomination as a"rinse and repeat from David Chipman." The NRA, Hunter said, is having a"hard time finding out which gun control positions he doesn't support." "I have deep concerns with the radical direction the ATF has been taking over the past 16 months, including an obvious and growing hostility toward Second Amendment rights," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said."I’ll need to hear Mr. Dettelbach’s views on this issue in considerable detail."
"As a proud gun owner, Sen. Tester believes ATF needs a strong leader to support the agency’s law enforcement mission. Before making a decision on this nomination, Sen. Tester will closely review Mr. Dettelbach’s record to ensure he would support our brave law enforcement officers and respect Montanans’ Second Amendment rights," Lowenstein said.
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