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http://www.salon.com/2015/03/30/tha...dea_if_hes_met_with_attorney_general_nominee/
With Loretta Lynch’s confirmation vote to succeed outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder poised to go down to the wire, her fate could hinge on a Republican senator who has no idea whether he’s met with her since President Obama nominated her in November.
As the New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer note today, Lynch’s nomination has encountered opposition from all but a handful of Republican senators, with many GOP opponents citing her support for the legality of President Obama’s executives actions on immigration. Four Republicans in the GOP-controlled chamber – Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, and Jeff Flake of Arizona — have announced that they’ll vote for Lynch, and attention has now turned to five more moderate conservative senators who have yet to state their positions: Mark Kirk of Illinois, Dean Heller of Nevada, Rob Portman of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
But Cochran isn’t even sure whether he’s met Lynch, Weisman and Steinhauer report.
This was an issue in the election last year. There were reports that Cochran was actually showing up for campaign appearances and not knowing where he was.
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/30/tha...dea_if_hes_met_with_attorney_general_nominee/
With Loretta Lynch’s confirmation vote to succeed outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder poised to go down to the wire, her fate could hinge on a Republican senator who has no idea whether he’s met with her since President Obama nominated her in November.
As the New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer note today, Lynch’s nomination has encountered opposition from all but a handful of Republican senators, with many GOP opponents citing her support for the legality of President Obama’s executives actions on immigration. Four Republicans in the GOP-controlled chamber – Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, and Jeff Flake of Arizona — have announced that they’ll vote for Lynch, and attention has now turned to five more moderate conservative senators who have yet to state their positions: Mark Kirk of Illinois, Dean Heller of Nevada, Rob Portman of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
But Cochran isn’t even sure whether he’s met Lynch, Weisman and Steinhauer report.
This was an issue in the election last year. There were reports that Cochran was actually showing up for campaign appearances and not knowing where he was.
