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 Responding to a question at a news conference with Italian Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi, Obama said the U.S. Congress has shown signs
of bipartisanship in the past several weeks, citing a recently
passed bill on doctor pay.
But he criticized the Senate for waiting so long on Lynch, who has
been eligible to be confirmed by the 100-member body since late
February.
"There are times where the dysfunction in the Senate just goes too
far. This is an example of it," Obama said. "This is embarrassing, a
process like this."
Senate Republicans previously said they would delay bringing Lynch's
confirmation up for a vote until they could pass a human trafficking
bill, which Democrats oppose for its restrictions on abortions.
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Republicans currently are negotiating a deal on the bill that may
drop the abortion language and move it toward passage.
(This story has been refiled to remove extra word "says" in
headline)
(Reporting By Julia Edwards; Editing by Bill Trott)
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