White House to withdraw nomination of David Chipman to head ATF in face of bipartisan pushback
Source: Washington Post
[div class"excerpt"] The White House is planning to withdraw David Chipman's nomination to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this week amid bipartisan pushback over his gun control advocacy, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
President Biden nominated Chipman, who worked at ATF for more than two decades before joining the gun control group led by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), in April as part of a larger effort to curb gun violence.
The White House declined to comment. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the nominee.
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Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)You know: someone who puts the Peoples interest ahead of the gun manufacturers.
3Hotdogs
(12,210 posts)Calista241
(5,584 posts)But both Manchin and Tester had not discussed their position on his nomination publicly, and that's always a bad sign when it comes to a cabinet nomination.
maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)When working with Americans For Responsible Solutions is disqualifying to DEMOCRATIC Senators?