[WASHINGTONTIMES] Sen. Tom Cotton on Wednesday chided Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer for a delay on a confirmation vote for CIA Director Mike Pompeo and suggested Mr. Schumer’s tenure as the top-ranking Democrat in the Senate might improve with "a little more seasoning and experience."Mr. Cotton, Arkansas Republican, said he has worked with Mr. Schumer on legislation before and found him to be "forthright" and "transactional."
"On this particular instance, though, we all thought he had made a commitment to us that we would vote on Mike Pompeo’s nomination on Friday," Mr. Cotton told radio host Hugh Hewitt.
"I guess he hadn’t taken the temperature of the Democratic caucus, though, so that was unfortunate," he said.
"Senator Schumer is still in his first month of leadership, so maybe as he gets a little more seasoning and experience, this won’t happen again," Mr. Cotton said.