Republicans Help Confirm Loretta Lynch
On Thursday, the following 10 Republicans joined all 46 Democrats in voting to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General of the United States:
- Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
- Thad Cochran (R-MS)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Mark Kirk (R-IL)
- Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
The Senate’s confirmation of Loretta Lynch is yet another betrayal of this new Republican majority led by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Prior to the last election, Senator McConnell promised to oppose any nominee for Attorney General who supports “the President acting unilaterally on immigration.”
Consider that promise BROKEN.
But it gets worse.
Not only did Senator McConnell bring the Lynch nomination to the floor and vote to confirm her after she refused to state ANY limits on the President’s executive authority, but he also pressured other Republican senators to vote for cloture to cut off debate on her nomination.
McConnell wanted to secure more than 60 votes on cloture because he was worried that conservatives might reverse the “nuclear option,” allowing the nomination to be filibustered and blocked with only 41 votes.
Sadly, Senator McConnell was able to convince 10 additional Republicans to support cloture on the nomination. While these senators did not support Lynch on the final vote, they supported her nomination by voting to cut off debate and block a filibuster.
- Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Richard Burr (R-NC)
- Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Bob Corker (R-TN)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Cory Gardner (R-CO)
- Pat Roberts (R-KS)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
There really is no excuse for supporting this nomination. The Constitution gives the Senate the power of advice and consent, and Senator McConnell refuses to use it.
You will hear the Republican Establishment in Washington praise the new majority for its ability to “govern,” but what they really mean is “surrender.”
They aren’t interested in standing up to the president; they just say that during the campaign to get voters to support them. Instead, they want to help pass the President’s agenda so the media will praise them.
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Senator McConnell is hoping that the grassroots will give up and throw in the towel, but he doesn’t understand how committed we all are to saving this country.
Together, we will change Washington by changing the people we send there.
Sincerely,
Ken Cuccinelli II
President
Senate Conservatives Fund
@KenCuccinelli / @SCF
Source: http://www.senateconservatives.com/site/post/3119/3119
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