Senator
Sessions has criticized the section 5 preclearance provisions in the
Voting Rights Act, which I and many others have been fighting to
restore since the 2013 Supreme Court Shelby County v. Holder decision. In the 114th Congress, Senator Sessions opposed bipartisan criminal
justice reform efforts. He has also opposed the reauthorization of the
bipartisan Violence Against Women Act and nearly every immigration
reform bill that has come before the Senate. A vote to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is a vote against
freedom and equality. So I join with many of my colleagues today in
urging the Senate to oppose his nomination, and I thank my colleague
for yielding to me.
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