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 descending State Party Vote
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Donnelly
IN
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Michael B. Enzi
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Joni Ernst
IA
Republican Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Deb Fischer
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. Jeff Flake
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Al Franken
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Cory Gardner
CO
Republican Yes
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Lindsey Graham
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
Republican Yes
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No