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美国参议院批准新任联邦调查局局长人选 US Senate Approves New FBI Director

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美国参议院批准奥巴马总统提名的詹姆斯·科米为下一任联邦调查局局长。

参议院星期一以93比1的压倒性多数表决支持科米的提名，他将取代2001年911恐怖袭击发生前夕就任联邦调查局长的罗伯特·穆勒。

这项表决是在星期一共和党参议员兰德·保罗结束了他反对科米提名的拖延策略之后进行的。保罗此前一直反对进行表决，他担心在美国国内使用无人驾驶飞机，他是唯一投票反对批准提名的参议员。

詹姆斯.科米是一位共和党人，他在乔治·W·布什总统任职期间担任司法部副部长。

The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to become the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey.

Senators Monday overwhelmingly supported Comey with a vote of 93-1. He will replace Robert Mueller, who has led the FBI since shortly before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States.

The vote went forward Monday after Republican Senator Rand Paul ended his delaying tactics against the nomination. Paul had been blocking the vote over concerns about the domestic use of drones. He was the only one who voted against confirmation.

Comey, a Republican, served as a deputy attorney general in the previous administration of President George W. Bush.