After Extended Delay, Judiciary Committee Approves Attorney General Nominee Lynch
WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, Feb. 26, 2015) – A bipartisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the 83rd Attorney General of the United States. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the committee’s Ranking Member, said the Senate must quickly confirm Lynch to serve as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer.
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After Extended Delay, Judiciary Committee Approves Attorney General Nominee Lynch, February 26, 2015
Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting, February 26, 2015
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