U.S. Senate
Senate Session
2015-03-18T09:29:27-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTgxXC8yMDE1MDMxODA5MzMwNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate by a 57-41 margin failed for a third time to end debate on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178). Democrats voted against cloture because of their objections to anti-abortion language contained in the legislation. Before the vote, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) read extensively from a book on sex trafficking, Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Republicans refused to allow a vote on confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general until Democrats allowed a final vote on S. 178. Senator Dick Durbin accused the majority leader of making Loretta Lynch "sit in the back of the bus".
The Senate by a 57-41 margin failed for a third time to end debate on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178). Democrats…
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The Senate by a 57-41 margin failed for a third time to end debate on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178). Democrats voted against cloture because of their objections to anti-abortion language contained in the legislation. Before the vote, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) read extensively from a book on sex trafficking, Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Republicans refused to allow a vote on confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general until Democrats allowed a final vote on S. 178. Senator Dick Durbin accused the majority leader of making Loretta Lynch "sit in the back of the bus". close
Republicans refused to allow a vote on confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general until Democrats allowed a final vote on S. 178. Senator Dick Durbin accused the majority leader of making Loretta Lynch "sit in the back of the bus".
The Senate by a 57-41 margin failed for a third time to end debate on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178). Democrats… read more
The Senate by a 57-41 margin failed for a third time to end debate on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178). Democrats voted against cloture because of their objections to anti-abortion language contained in the legislation. Before the vote, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) read extensively from a book on sex trafficking, Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Republicans refused to allow a vote on confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general until Democrats allowed a final vote on S. 178. Senator Dick Durbin accused the majority leader of making Loretta Lynch "sit in the back of the bus". close
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