Senate Democrats press for vote on attorney general nominee
Source: AP-Excite
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pressed Republican leaders Thursday to schedule a vote on the president's pick for attorney general.
President Barack Obama nominated Loretta Lynch in November. She now serves as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
A letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signed by all Senate Democrats says Lynch's nomination has been pending longer than any nominee for attorney general in the past three decades.
Some Republicans oppose her nomination because she supports Obama's actions shielding millions of immigrants from deportation.
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch appears on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Democrats pressed Republican leaders Thursday, March 5, to schedule a vote on the president's pick to be attorney general. President Barack Obama nominated Lynch in November. She now serves as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )
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But they're willing to leave him in place till after the election? HAH! Tea Party "logic." 
