Eyeing big work ahead, senators cut deal on Loretta Lynch confirmation

[Surya Gayatri]

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch at her confirmation hearing in January. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch at her confirmation hearing in January. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Senate leaders agreed Tuesday to clear a legislative clog that has delayed the confirmation of President Obama’s attorney general nominee for more than six weeks and distracted attention from bipartisan efforts to pass major policy measures in the early months of a Congress newly under Republican control.

Loretta Lynch, a U.S. attorney in New York, is expected to win confirmation as soon as Thursday under the deal, which ended a partisan dispute over abortion restrictions in an unrelated bill. Senate GOP leaders insisted on clearing that impasse before moving forward with Lynch.

The agreement prompted Republicans, starting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), to boast about Congress “getting back to work” after a narrowly averted shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security presented doubts earlier in the year.

“There’s some encouraging signs that lots of people are noticing,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday.

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So, lots of people are noticing, huh, Mitch?

Translate that as 'the public are finally beginning to notice that since we took over, nothing is getting done.

[djean111]

1. Sorry, all you states who think pot, or medicinal pot is legal!

And all you people who lose so much to civil forfeiture!

[Surya Gayatri]

2. I've not paid much attention to her...is she an anti-pot crusader?