Senate Finance Committee votes to advance administration's pick to run CBP

Kevin McAleenan, President Trump's nominee to head U.S. Customs and Borders Protection, today received the backing of the Senate Finance Committee. “Mr. McAleenan is a well-qualified nominee, with the credentials and experience necessary to lead an agency as critical as CBP,” Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said in a statement after the voice vote. “CBP plays an important role in facilitating trade and ensuring the nation’s borders are protected, and it is essential that the agency is led by someone...