WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:

* Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10; * James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, by a vote of 12-10; * Brian Barber, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana, by a vote of 12-10; * Steven Lewis, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 17-5; and * Priscilla Lopez, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida, by a vote of 18-4.

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