WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Thune issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership:
Thune's remarks below (as delivered):
"Jay Clayton is an eminently qualified individual to become the new director of national intelligence, and so we are looking forward to processing him this week.
"Chairman Cotton, they will be ... having his confirmation hearing tomorrow ... and hopefully reporting him out later in the week.
"It would take cooperation among the Democrats in order to get him confirmed this week, but in my view, at least, he has all the qualifications that are necessary, has the vision, the experience, the judgment, the competen...