There is still no date set by the Republican majority for a
vote to be held on the Senate floor for Lynch's nomination,
despite the Senate judiciary committee's endorsing her a week
ago.
The nomination of Lynch, who is currently the U.S. attorney in
Brooklyn, New York, to be the nation's top law enforcement
official has been pending for 117 days, longer than any other
attorney general in the last 30 years.
The letter, circulated by Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and
Patrick Leahy, urged the Republicans to schedule a floor vote as
soon as possible.
"Although a narrow minority of the Senate may want to use Ms.
Lynch's floor vote to protest the immigration enforcement
priorities announced last year by the administration, there is
simply no credible reason for further delay," said the letter,
which was addressed to Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell.
(Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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