Cotton, Warner Urge Expeditious Consideration of John Ratcliffe’s Nomination to Lead CIA

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January 20, 2025

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Caroline Tabler (Cotton) 202 224-2353
Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353
Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884

Cotton, Warner Urge Expeditious Consideration of John Ratcliffe’s Nomination to Lead CIA

WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the Senate Intelligence Committee voted 14-3 in favor on John Ratcliffe’s nomination for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency:

“This afternoon, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted in a bipartisan manner to report the nomination of John Ratcliffe to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Our world is far too dangerous for any delay in having a Senate-confirmed leader in charge of the CIA. We urge expeditious consideration of this important nomination.”

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