(D) choice to head up his will have to wait a bit longer before permanently taking over.
confirmation is being delayed in the after news broke that the spent around $5.6 million on a new airplane, which has been designated for use by the Governor and other statewide officials. (R, Columbia), who sponsored Nelson鈥檚 nomination, first wants to know who made the decision to buy the plane, and why.
鈥淎t this point it鈥檚 being portrayed both by OA and the (Highway) Patrol as the Patrol鈥檚 decision," Schaefer said. "I don鈥檛 know if that鈥檚 true or not 鈥� ultimately it was the Patrol鈥檚 decision, but I think we need to start with the Patrol and find out what their purpose was.鈥�
Senate Republicans say lawmakers should have played a role in deciding whether the purchase of the King Air 250 was necessary. Meanwhile, says the plane was bought to upgrade the Patrol's fleet and that he would answer senators' questions.
"I have nothing to hide and we will be up front with how we did this and why we did this," Replogle said.
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