Mike Rounds: “He may be the first chair not to receive bipartisan support.”

“Unfortunately, that's what it looks like right now. I think coming out of committee, we've got the votes to bring it out of committee. He's clearly qualified. The fact that He may be the first chair not to receive bipartisan support. might speak more to the current state of the Democrat Party in their state of mind than it does about any lack of qualifications on his part.” (01:46–01:52)

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