Senate Veterans and Military Affairs committee advises and consents to two reappointments

The Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs voted to advise and consent to two reappointments to the veteran home purchasing board, taking nominations 63 and 64 up together in a single, block motion.

Committee members considered nominations for Rodney Harris of Clinton, Mississippi, and Dr. Hank Singley of Meridian, Mississippi. The chair said there were no red flags in the nominees’ packets and proposed taking both nominations in block. A motion “to advise and consent” was made and approved by voice vote; the chair said, “Ayes appear to have it. The ayes have it.”

The committee record identifies the nominations as reappointments. The chair said she would provide additional information related to Chris Chrisler—whose nomination or materials were not complete in time for the committee packet—before the matter is taken to the full Senate. She apologized for the delay, described it as a deadline-day misunderstanding, and said she would meet with each committee member before the floor vote scheduled for the next day.

No formal vote tally by member was recorded in the transcript; committee members voiced their assent. The committee did not discuss substantive details about duties, terms, or qualifications of the nominees on the record excerpt provided.

With the committee’s advice and consent, the nominations will be placed on the Senate floor agenda. The committee also briefly mentioned a “Verizon report” before adjourning that portion of the meeting; no details about that report appear in the transcript excerpt.