
At the conclusion of a Senate hearing on Tuesday to consider the nomination of Vice Adm. Karl Schultz to be the next Commandant of the Coast Guard, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) who chaired the confirmation hearing, said he expects the Schultz to be confirmed.“I think it’s safe to say that the prospects of your confirmation are pretty darn good,” Wicker told Schultz, who is currently the commander of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area and is also director of the Department…