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 | State | Party Sort descending | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sen. Mark Warner | 
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Robert Menendez |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Chris Van Hollen |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Tom Udall |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Richard J. Durbin |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Angus King | ID ID | No | |
|
Sen. Bernard Sanders | ID ID | No | |
|
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | 
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John McCain |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Thom Tillis |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John Thune |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Steve Daines |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Mike Lee |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Ted Cruz |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Michael D. Crapo |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Dan Sullivan |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. James Lankford |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Tom Cotton |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Richard C. Shelby |
Republican
|
Yes |
2017 Senate Key Votes
- FY2017 Budget Resolution
- Confirmation of Elisabeth Prince Devos for Secretary of Education
- Confirmation of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
- Confirmation of Thomas Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin for Secretary of the Treasury
- Confirmation of Mick Mulvaney for Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Resolution Overturning the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Rule
- Resolution Overturning the OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
- Resolution Overturning the Retirement Plan Safe Harbor Rule
- Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court
- Amendment to Eliminate the Individual Mandate of the Affordable Care Act
- Confirmation of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board
- Confirmation of William J. Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board
- FY2018 Budget Resolution
- Resolution Overturning Forced Arbitration Ban
- FY2018 Budget Act Amending the Tax Code to Reduce Tax Rates