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Congressman Boyle Statement on Sen. Sessions' Confirmation Hearings

January 10, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement regarding the start of U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, President-elect Trump's nominee for United States Attorney General:
"Equal treatment under the law is not a privilege our government confers at its discretion. It is a foundation of our Constitution." Continued Boyle, "the Attorney General is given extraordinary power that affects the civil liberties and civil rights of every citizen. The next Attorney General will lead a department that, among other critical duties, represents the United States in virtually all legal matters and enforces a wide range of civil rights statutes – including such landmark laws as the Voting Rights Act and Americans with Disabilities Act – and oversees the Federal Bureau of Investigation. History will be watching the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Mr. Sessions."
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