McConnell Says He'll Delay Lynch Confirmation Until Senate Votes Bill With Anti Abortion Language

[Stuart G]

Source: Huff Post..

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the Senate would delay the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to succeed Attorney General Eric Holder until it resolved a bill that Democrats object to because it contains anti-abortion language.

Before the Senate considers Lynch's nomination, McConnell wants the Senate to pass the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. The bill, which would establish a fund for victims of human trafficking, had bipartisan support until Democrats learned it contained language that restricted federal funds for abortion. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has said the bill will not pass as long as it contains the language.

"I had hoped to turn to her next week, but if we can't finish the trafficking bill, she will be put off again," McConnell said, referring to Lynch, on CNN's "State of the Union."

McConnell had previously said Lynch's nomination would come to the floor this week. McConnell claims Democrats supported the trafficking legislation when they voted to pass it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Democrats say they did not know the bill contained anti-abortion language. McConnell is refusing to pull the language.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/15/mitch-mcconnell-loretta-lynch_n_6872716.html

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They are now showing who they are and always have been...Anti Women, Anti Poor and Hate..
Simple confirmation, hold it hostage over imposing their view on abortion in a law designed to help "Victims of Trafficking" This story was up on latest news last Tuesday..here is link to that story in "Latest News Forum " in case you did not see it then.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1035612

......think about that..

[uppityperson]

1. holding Attny General spot hostage?

[Stuart G]

2. Yes, Mc Connell said there would be a vote next week.

On Obama's choice for Attorney General...Loretta Lynch ..This has been held up for weeks..It looks like he is holding that appointment hostage..till he gets his language in this legislation. Mc Connell is going to fight because the Republicans hid some anti-abortion language in that bill, and was found out. It is a very ugly scenario...in a moment a link to read more about this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1035612

[DeSwiss]

18. With the modern advent of things like spell check and word search......

...in word processing software programs, how exactly does one go about ''hiding'' anti-abortion language in a bill.

- I know these are Republicans we're talking about, so it's not supposed to make sense, but I was just curious.....

[madokie]

24. How can anyone be for or against something

if they don't know what its about. It boggles the mind the shit that comes out of washington dc. Do they vote based on the subject line only?

We need a house and senate cleaning thats for sure.

[Pantagruelsmember]

3. Good, we'll just keep Holder

The morons keep shooting themselves in the foot.

[DonCoquixote]

4. This moment brought to you by

Alison "I won't even admit I voted for Obama" Grimes
and
Bill "please do not run Ashley Judd, I can't control her" Clinton.

[rhett o rick]

8. yep

[A Simple Game]

9. The day I go to my grave I will still be mad about Grimes.

Classic example of "I'm a better Republican than the Republican."

And how many on DU say you have to vote for the one with the D after their name? This is one case where it isn't even funny.

[DeSwiss]

19. ....

[DonCoquixote]

21. In this case

The "sheep" are more effective than the actual "wolves."

[DeSwiss]

23. It's a matter of projection I understand.

- For the sheep of course......

[Cali_Democrat]

22. Alison Grimes was awful

I almost forgot about her because she is forgettable.

Remember the ad where she was frolickng around with a rifle trying to appeal to rednecks?

"I'm not Barack Obama" she said in the ad...as she fired away.

[pinto]

5. Until the Repubs stop inserting these "poison pill" add-ons, nothing will get done.

McConnell knows that very well. He can blame Reid, Obama or some folks down the street, but that boat doesn't float. Save for the (R) base, I guess. I think most of us can spell prevarication. Or know it when we see it.

[DeSwiss]

20. And why would they do that?

They get to simultaneously wreck government which they hate with a passion because their Masters have told them to hate it. And to send the message for America not to elect another one of ''them'' to the office of President. Or the same thing will happen. Every time.

- They'll be damned if you catch them hanging around in the 20th century......

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Racist f*ck. nt

[kiranon]

7. Give up abortion rights for an AG nomination to pass the

Senate - don't think so. Keep the current AG or put some one in as a temporary appointee who will scare the you know what out of the Republicans in the Senate and elsewhere. Sounds like a good plan to me. There should be no shortage of persons who could temporarily fill the AG position and prove their mettle in the process for their consideration as a future Supreme Court appointment.

[Dawson Leery]

10. ISIS Mitch, meet Tehran Tom.

[Thinkingabout]

11. Guess the GOP Senate members do not dislike Holder as much as they said.

[lastlib]

12. McTurtle needs another Facebook page.....

...so he'll have one for each face.

F*cking f*ckstain....

[smirkymonkey]

15. Or each chin?

[kimbutgar]

13. I think Holder should start opening up more investigations into republican racketeering in the AG

Because today's GOP gangsters of politics are acting like an organized crime party.

And until turtle confirms Ms Lynch he will start stepping up his investigations.

[android fan]

14. Fuck Yertle the felonious criminal

It's time for Holder to call the federal grand jury and indict them for sedition and Logan Act violations.

[sadoldgirl]

16. In that case the present attorney general

should act as if he were the new one.
Perhaps a few openings into bank fraud, or some such
thing, might change their minds.

Mind you, I prefer Holder for his attitude towards
pot, which may also show a weakening towards
that disastrous war on drugs. She is all old school
about this.

[blkmusclmachine]

17. The GOP is goosestepping into fascism. And the DEMS are absolutely compromise(d).

[davidpdx]

25. So they are holding the Senate hostage as the majority party

and did the same thing as the minority party. Congratulation to the idiots who voted these guys in. A heck of a job rednecks!

[bigdarryl]

26. Bullshit could have been avoided in the last session when Reid was in charge of the Senate

He chose to not confirm her saying he was leaving it up to the next session in January when the republicans took over.He should have known they would throw up road blocks to confirm this black woman.Just further proves the democratic party needs new leadership

[heaven05]

28. Well, we're talking Reid

he had been weak for the last six years, both he and Pelosi did not 'represent', ever.

[jeff47]

31. Filibuster still exists for cabinet appointees.

And you can be sure the Republicans would have used it, in order to get into a situation just like this.

[heaven05]

27. So what's different

from the last six years of repubthug behavior? They are the true thugs of our society. Psychopathic, sociopathic without concern for the true welfare of the citizens they allegedly are representing with fairness and balance. This is not the truth of our current system of governance. It's broken, I'm not going to say FUBAR but if the repubthugs win next year we're ALL f.....*, even those that vote for them. They are just too beguiled to believe it, YET!

[Vinca]

29. Fine . . . Eric Holder should make a point of driving them crazy.

He might think about opening an investigation in New Jersey to find out what Chris Christie gains from letting big oil off the hook. I'm betting his campaign account is filling right up. Then he might look at what laws were broken by the 47 traitors.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

30. Anti-American, through and through. They just can't stop hating!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. well i prefer holder to lynch, so as far as i care the republicans are just helping liberals

with their shenanigans