Yates' response:
Senator, I believe the AG or deputy AG has an obligation to
follow the law and the Constitution and to give their
independent legal advice to the President. The people of the United States need an Attorney General who will
stand up to the President to defend the Constitution--especially, as
Senator Sessions pointed out in his questions of Nominee Yates, when
the President is wrong. Based on Nominee Sessions' long-held restrictive views on
immigration, I do not think he would stand up to the President as Sally
Yates did. I am also deeply concerned about how Senator Sessions would
use his prosecutorial discretion to address a number of critical
issues. During his confirmation hearing, I pressed Senator Sessions for a
commitment to vigorously protect every citizens' right to vote,
particularly with regard to section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which
safeguards Americans from discriminatory voting laws.
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