Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director of ATF - Confirmed by U.S. Senate: 53-42

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Confirmation of Jones nomination
Jul 31, ’13 7:07 PM

7:03pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #201, the nomination of Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Confirmed: 53-42

http://democrats.senate.gov/2013/07/31/confirmation-of-jones-nomination/

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Senate narrowly confirms ATF chief

Washington (CNN) - The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm B. Todd Jones as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, giving the politically controversial agency its first permanent director since 2006.

Senators voted 53-42 to approve Jones - the ATF's acting director since the fall of 2011 - shortly after he received the bare 60 votes needed to clear a key procedural hurdle.

All 54 members of the Democratic caucus voted to move forward with consideration of President Barack Obama's pick, along with six Republicans - New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte, Maine's Susan Collins, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, Illinois's Mark Kirk, Arizona's John McCain, and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/31/senate-narrowly-confirms-atf-chief/