WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - In a statement to the Congressional record, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, provided his latest assessment of the state of Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.
"Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a key vote on Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General. The position demands that the Attorney General be someone committed to the rule of law and the Constitution more than any one person or political party. This principle is exactly why Todd Blanche is the wrong person for this role,"began Durbin.
Durbin then discussed key controversies regardi...