Jeff Sessions Confirmed As The Attorney General Despite Oppositions

Jeff Session is confirmed as the new attorney general last February 8 despite the strong opposition of the Democrats concerning his record on civil rights. With the near-party-line vote of 52 to 47 Sessions was confirmed even after the controversial debate last Tuesday.

It is the first time that a Republican rose in ranks to be the nation's top law enforcement official after two decades in the Senate according to The New York Times. However, during the confirmation process was fierce even by the standards of the Senate.

The event showed the deep rift between divisions that started when Donald Trump was elected as president. Because of the event last Tuesday when Warren was silenced for criticizing Session, Democrats spent hours to before voting.

They argued that Session was too close to the president to be independent and harsh to the immigrants. The Democrats emphasized that Sessions will unravel the previous efforts of the Obama administration about the protection of the voting rights of minorities, protections for gays and the legal right of women to obtain an abortion according to CBS News.

Republicans rejected suggestions that Sessions could not be trusted on civil rights, they argued that he was unfairly accused of racial insensitivity that snatched his chance to be Federal Judge. After he was confirmed he promises to align his policies to Trumps in pushing law and order and have stronger policies about immigration, drugs and gun trafficking.

Also on Wednesday, the Senate voted the advancement of Representative Tom Price's nomination to be the new head of U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources. The confirmation is likely to be held on Friday.

Democrats also opposed Price because of his clear intention of repealing Obama's health care overhaul and reshaping and scaling back the Medicare and Medicaid programs that provide health care to older and low-income people.

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