Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns 5-Month Delay, Urges Immediate Senate Vote on Lynch Nomination after Recess
WASHINGTON –– Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the five-month anniversary of President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next U.S. Attorney General:
“It has now been five months since President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next U.S. Attorney General, and the Senate has yet to even schedule a vote on her confirmation. A widely respected public servant with exemplary qualifications, Lynch has been a champion in the fight against terrorism, hate crimes, public corruption, and community violence.
Her nomination has received broad support from African-American groups, law enforcement, women’s groups, Latino groups, editorial boards across the country, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
The nation has already waited five months for a vote on this highly qualified nominee – longer than the last seven attorney general nominees combined. Lynch, and our country, deserve better than this. When the Senate returns from recess on April 13, its first order of business must be to confirm Loretta Lynch.”
Wade Henderson is president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.
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