Scott Turner is heading to the Senate floor for a full vote on his nomination for secretary of housing and urban development, but he’s only doing it with Republican support.
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s party-line vote to advance Turner on Thursday happened over the protests of Democrats, who requested a delay on the vote until after the committee had a chance to review Turner’s FBI background check. Republicans argued that it was not required and pushed the nomination forward.
“I would think we could have had a broader bipartisan vote out of the committee,” said Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who said he was first introduced to Turner after his nomination.