January 10, 2017

Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 3

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in the Donald Trump… read more

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in the Donald Trump administration. In this third portion of the first day, when asked by some senators whether he supports the Voting Rights Act, he said he would uphold the law. Other issues addressed included abortion, Russian hacking and U.S. elections, and the Violence Against Women Act. On immigration enforcement, Senator Sessions said he does not support banning Muslims from entering the country. close

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Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
Chris Coons U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Delaware

John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
Mike Crapo U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Idaho
Ted Cruz U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Texas
Al Franken U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Minnesota
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
John Neely Kennedy U.S. Senator [R] Louisiana
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Ben Sasse U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Nebraska
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island

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Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 10, 2017 | 4:13pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jan 11, 2017 | 1:56am EST | C-SPAN 2

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