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Much of the GOP caucus had voiced concerns about Lynch’s ability to remain an independent voice in the Obama administration, notably pointing to her support for the legal argument behind executive amnesty.
Some argued against her confirmation as a proxy for Obama’s executive actions.
“We are deeply concerned in this country about the president’s executive amnesty, the unlawfulness of it, the breadth of it, the arrogance of it to the point that it’s a direct assault on congressional power and legitimacy, direct attack on laws passed by the peoples’ representatives, and we’ve got a big problem,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) argued on the Senate floor Thursday.
“Ms. Lynch has said, flat-out, that she supports those policies and is committed to defending them in court against any complaint about it,” he added.
Democrats argued for her qualifications, intellect, record as a prosecutor, and the historic nature of her nomination.
In debate on the Senate floor, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called out the Republican opposition over her support for Obama’s policies.
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