This means the committee’s vote will be postponed for a week. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the ranking member of the committee, argued Patel “does not have the temperament for the job.”
During a contentious hearing in the Senate last week, Patel dismantled the Democrat narrative regarding events leading up to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building.
The nominee battled with several Democrat senators during the hearing, but his most telling revelation came when he spoke to a much friendlier Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Patel blamed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York for the trespassing that occurred on that day, claiming she was told about the dangers.
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