mr. dettelbach's nomination from the judiciary committee. after that, i'm going to make sure his nomination moves through this chamber rapidly. the bipartisan gun safety legislation currently being negotiated is crucially important, but so is having a fully staffed a.t.f. my colleagues, listen to this, we haven't had a director of a.t.f. since 2015. gun violence is ripping through the nation, killing so many, and we still don't have a director of a.t.f. that is just outrageous at a time when we need one more than ever. at a time when americans are sick and tired of our country's gun violence pandemic, we should be sprinting, sprinting to confirm someone whose job would be precisely to keep americans safe from gun violence, and that's exactly what the a.t.f. director, the new a.t.f. director, will do. the a.t.f. may not always capture the spotlight, but it is vital in stopping gun trafficking, in preventing illegal possession of firearms, and making sure our kids can't get their hands on dangerous weapons. it is still so confounding to realiz

dettelbach, of ohio, to be director of bureau of alcohol, firearms and explosives. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 975. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk: nomination, federal reserve system, michael s. barr, of michigan, to be a member of the board of governors. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion for michael s. barr to address. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the deb

dettelbach to be the director of. the agency has not been a confirmed director since 2018. to that end, mr. president, let me just point out that i am a cosponsor of the background check expansion act which would require checks for all gun sales including those unlicensed sellers, the assault weapons ban act which would ban the sale, manufacturing, transportation of assault rivals, elimination of the charleston loophole. the keep america safe act which prospects the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer or possession of magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. the bipartisan safer communities act which we request and will pass will save lives but there's still more work that we should do to keep our students and the communities safe. with that, mr. presi the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, i rise to speak in opposition to the bill before us. all too often we very often applaud instinctively the concept of bipartisanship but fail to actually evaluate the policies underlying bipartisan legislation and the effect that our policies may have

dettelbach to be the director of. the agency has not been a confirmed director since 2018. to that end, mr. president, let me just point out that i am a cosponsor of the background check expansion act which would require checks for all gun sales including those unlicensed sellers, the assault weapons ban act which would ban the sale, manufacturing, transportation of assault rivals, elimination of the charleston loophole. the keep america safe act which prospects the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer or possession of magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. the bipartisan safer communities act which we request and will pass will save lives but there's still more work that we should do to keep our students and the communities safe. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mr. paul: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: john miltonmore writes, red flag laws don't involve pre-cogs seeing into the future. yet, like pre-crime, they are designed to prevent a crime before it happens. even if it means violating civil rights in th

mr. dettelbach. he is the kind of leader our nation needs to get a handle on the crisis of gun violence. later today we'll have a vote on the floor here. i hope that we can get bipartisan support from mr. dettelbach. members of law enforcement, mayors across america, and former federal prosecutors all agree it's time that this man, steve dettelbach, become the director of a.t.f. more than 140 former justice department officials including multiple trump administration appointees have stepped forward to voice their support for mr. dettelbach's nomination. the judiciary committee has also received letters of support from multiple former directors and acting directors of the a.t.f. it's no surprise as a career prosecutor, mr. dettelbach has devoted decades of his life to working alongside law enforcement, including a.t.f. agents, to combat gang violence, gun crimes, and hate crimes. in every role he's held, mr. dettelbach has been squarely focused on protecting the lives of law enforcement officers and t