U.S. Senator Katie Britt: Kash Patel Will Help Make America Safe Again
Votes to confirm President Trump’s FBI Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted in support of President Donald Trump’s nominee, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51-49.
“As Republicans continue to confirm President Trump’s nominees at the fastest pace in decades, there is no priority more urgent than getting his national security team in place. Today, I was proud to vote to confirm Kash Patel to lead the FBI,” said Senator Britt. “At the helm of the FBI, Director Patel will return the agency’s focus to protecting the American people from terrorists, hostile foreign actors, and violent criminals. Under his leadership, the days of weaponizing the agency to target Americans for their political beliefs are over. I look forward to being a partner to Director Patel and President Trump to put U.S. national security first and help make America safe again.”
After meeting with Patel in December, Senator Britt voiced her support for his nomination as well as their shared appreciation for Alabama’s role—especially through Redstone Arsenal—in keeping America safe. “Kash and I discussed how FBI Redstone in Huntsville is in prime position to be an invaluable partner in achieving this shared goal. The FBI’s operations on Redstone Arsenal are at the forefront of 21st-century innovation and training needed to combat the threats of the future, and I am confident Redstone will be instrumental in fulfilling the FBI’s core mission for decades to come,” she stated.
In Patel’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Britt again extended him an invitation to visit Alabama’s state-of-the-art FBI facilities. She praised the men and women at Redstone Arsenal saying, “The workforce occupying these facilities, they were moved from D.C. to Huntsville. They are working diligently each and every day to make sure that men and women in uniform are the best trained, equipped, and ready that there is. And I would love a commitment from you just to come with me to visit those facilities—see what those men and women are doing, what they’re learning, and all of the training that’s right there at their fingertips.”
Patel committed to visiting Redstone Arsenal and filling open FBI jobs in Huntsville.
“Senator, you have that commitment,” he said. “And this is a great example, real quick, of the FBI’s capabilities and infrastructure systems around the country that already exist to the tune of billions. And not only is it, I believe, a 38,000-acre sprawling campus . . . but 4,000 seats remain open. So, let’s go to work. I’ll come to Alabama. Let’s fill those seats.”
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