Found here. Short version: I waxed most sarcastic upon Attorney General Loretta Lynch. She annoys me.
Tag: loretta lynch
Come see @GovernorPataki flip the bird to @LorettaLynch.
Credit where credit is due: I couldn’t have put this better myself.
We must declare war on radical Islam. @LorettaLynch I'm not edging toward violent speech, I'm declaring we kill them. Go ahead, arrest me.
— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) December 4, 2015
Your move, Madam Attorney General.
Harry Reid FINALLY caves on opposition to anti-trafficking bill.
Took him long enough: “It took Congress more than a month, but Senate leaders announced Tuesday morning that they’ve finally broached an agreement on legislation to help the victims of human trafficking. After a vote expected as early as Tuesday afternoon, the Senate can then finally take up the nomination of Loretta Lynch.” Basically, the Democrats objected to language in the bill reaffirming that federal tax money could not be used to fund abortions (the shorthand for this is “the Hyde Amendment”). The ‘compromise’ here is that money appropriated for this bill wouldn’t be used for any medical services; medical procedures for trafficking victims will be handled via existing procedures, which are already subject to the Hyde Amendment. Continue reading Harry Reid FINALLY caves on opposition to anti-trafficking bill.
Al Sharpton threatens hunger strike if Loretta Lynch is not confirmed AG.
McConnell holding up Lynch confirmation until human trafficking bill passes.
I’m not going to pretend that people will not be, ah, jaundiced about McConnell following through on this.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said he plans to hold up attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s confirmation until the Senate passes a now-controversial human trafficking bill.
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Democrats are now holding up the trafficking bill, which glided through the judiciary committee, after they noticed an abortion provision embedded in the bill that would prevent victims of human trafficking from using restitution funds to pay for an abortion.
…but we’re about due to be tossed a bone. And yes, I know: people want the Loretta Lynch nomination scuppered on general principles. :shrug: I can’t make that happen for folks, sorry.