Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI. Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said on Tuesday that he talked to “multiple people I respect about Kash Patel this weekend—both for and against.” “The ones who worked closely with Kash vouched for him. I will vote for his confirmation,” he wrote Tuesday on X. Patel’s newfound support from the GOP senator comes as the chamber gets ready to vote on his formal confirmation later this week.