Loretta Lynch nomination heads to Senate floor By Susan Ferrechio FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint February 26, 2015 4:50 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint A Senate panel has just cleared the nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the next U.S. attorney general. The vote was 12 to 8. The nomination now moves to the Senate floor. Lynch would replace Attorney General Eric Holder. Recommended Stories Thune's chilly relationship with Schumer in deep freeze thanks to shutdownMarsha Blackburn questions Bowser over decision to remove Beijing as DC's 'sister city'Jack Smith asks for testimony before Congress to be public TagsCongressDepartment of JusticePennAvePolitical BuzzSusan FerrechioVideos Related Content Crime Truck driver shot by law enforcement after backing into Coast Guard base World Trump sanctions ‘illegal drug dealer’ Colombian President Gustavo Petro in escalation of their feud Education Newsom OKs LGBTQ+ hotline bill despite predator warnings Immigration Trucker in Florida triple fatal failed CDL exam 10 times Healthcare Over 100 pro-life organizations ask Congress to end forced taxpayer abortion funding