New York Times
By Carl Hulse
March 5, 2015
Senate
Democrats are increasingly alarmed about the fate of Ms. Lynch, with no
announced plans for floor consideration of her nomination as attorney
general and just the
bare minimum number of Republicans necessary for confirmation
expressing support for her.
Republicans
say opposition to Ms. Lynch has grown since a January confirmation
hearing where she defended President Obama‘s actions on immigration,
indicating that Republicans
see a vote against her as a way to vent frustration over the
president’s moves.
Senator
Susan Collins of Maine intends to back Ms. Lynch, joining three other
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee who supported her. If all 46
Democrats back her, that
gives Ms. Lynch 50 votes, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as a
potential tiebreaker in her favor. Supporters of Ms. Lynch want a
stronger showing and are holding out hope for backing from Republicans
such as Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who said
she remained undecided.
Senator
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, has given no
indication of when he intends to bring the nomination to the floor,
though his aides say she is
assured of a vote at some point.
Hoping
to spur action, Democrats are stepping up their push for a resolution
on Ms. Lynch, who would be the nation’s first African-American, female
attorney general. Senators
Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont and Charles E. Schumer of New York are
circulating a letter to Mr. McConnell saying that Democrats are
“troubled that her nomination continues to languish.”
“There is simply no credible reason for further delay,” it says.
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