Senate Panel Approves Kavanaugh, but Flake Wants F.B.I. Investigation Before Final Vote Senate Panel Approves Kavanaugh, but Flake Wants F.B.I. Investigation Before Final Vote nytimes.com “I think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week in order to let the F.B.I. to do an investigation limited in time and scope to the current allegations that are there,” Flake said.