Confirmation of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General

Feb. 8, 2017
During his 20 years as a U.S. Senator, Sessions displayed a clear pattern of hostility to the rights of working families. Sessions stood in opposition to the Voting Rights Act, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, numerous measures to protect immigrant workers, and even the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. At the time of his nomination, Sessions had a lifetime AFL-CIO voting record of 14%. Sessions was confirmed by the Senate.
Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 52
NAYs: 47

Legislator Sort ascending State Party Vote
Sen. Todd Young
IN
Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Yes
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat No
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Sessions
AL
Republican Present
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat No