SLAP! Senate Votes 94-2 to Remove Gonzales’ Authority to Appoint U.S. Attorneys Indefinitely

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From ‘Megavote’ e-mail from Congress.org:

“The Senate passed this bill that would prohibit the attorney general from filling U.S. attorney vacancies for an indefinite time period.”

S.214 as Amended; Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007

On Passage of the Bill
03/20/2007
Senate Roll Call No. 81
110th Congress, 1st Session
Passed: 94-2 (see complete tally)
By 94 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 81), Senate passed S. 214, to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys, agreeing to the committee amendment.

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