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Townhall
Jeb Bush Tells
Congress to Approve Obama Amnesty Supporter Loretta Lynch For Attorney
General
Katie Pavlich
Apr 17, 2015
Potential GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush is calling on Congress to
confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, whose confirmation
hearings took place in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in
January. In February, Lynch was voted out of the committee and approved
12-8. Due to the legislative schedule and fighting over bills already
in motion, a full Senate vote on her confirmation has not yet taken
place. More from POLITICO:
“I think presidents have the right to pick their
team,” Bush said, according to reports of his stop at the “Politics and
Pie” forum in Concord, New Hampshire, on Thursday night.
A Senate fight over a sex-trafficking bill that
includes a controversial abortion provision has held up Lynch’s
nomination for 160 days since Obama announced his choice last Nov. 8,
but Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is threatening to break
protocol and force a vote on the Senate floor.
“If someone is supportive of the president’s
policies, whether you agree with them or not, there should be some
deference to the executive,” Bush told reporters. “It should not always
be partisan.”
The attorney general isn't supposed to be "supportive of the
president's policies." The attorney general is supposed to advise the
president on constitutional matters and is responsible for ensuring the
balance between the executive and legislative branches in maintained...
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