Gridlock over Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be attorney general is likely to be resolved this week, Republican and Democratic senators agreed Sunday.
Speaking on CNN’s “State Of The Union” political talk show, Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., said they were hopeful that the long-delayed nomination could break the logjam soon.
“I think this is going to be resolved in the early part of this week,” said Corker. “My sense is over the next 48 to 72 hours that is going to be resolved.”
Cardin said it was “outrageous” that the nomination had been held up by Republicans tying it to a human trafficking bill being blocked by Democrats. But he added, “We had a good week of bipartisanship … I am hopeful [the Lynch nomination] will be up this week.”
Lynch is President Obama’s nominee to take over from Eric Holder.
Democrats have refused to move forward with a human trafficking bill because of language it contains preventing the funding of abortion.
Republicans say the abortion language is standard reiteration of longstanding policy and have refused to allow a vote on Lynch until Democrats yield on the trafficking legislation.
