The group sent a letter from the US Conference of Mayors to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urging them to vote swiftly to confirm Dettelbach, touting the former US attorney’s decades of experience and expressing confidence in his ability to work with local leaders.
Dettelbach
faces an uphill battle to Senate confirmation but the endorsement from the large group of Republican and Democratic mayors is the latest sign of momentum building for the President’s nominee. The ATF has not had a Senate-confirmed
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