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Senate may soon vote on Loretta Lynch's attorney general nomination

By Thor Benson
Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to be U.S. attorney general on January 28, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI
Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to be U.S. attorney general on January 28, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI | License Photo

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said on Sunday's "Meet The Press" that there will likely be a vote on Loretta Lynch's nomination for attorney general "within the next few weeks."

Lynch was nominated to replace Eric Holder in November, but Republicans in Congress have refused to ratify her in part because of the president's executive action on immigration.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnnell, R-Ky., also prioritized a sex trafficking bill that includes language on abortion that Democrats are unlikely to accept, creating an impasse.

President Obama called Congress' inaction "embarassing" on Friday, saying it's simply "political gamesmanship in the Senate."

Jeb Bush has called for the Senate to vote on the nomination. He says presidents have a right to "pick their team," and "the longer it takes to confirm her, the longer Eric Holder stays as attorney general."

Lynch would be the second woman to ever be attorney general in the United States, and she would be the first black woman to hold the position.

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