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Transcript: RE- NOMINATION OF BILL LANE LEE AS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY:PATRICK LEAHY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
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- Congressional Testimony
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- March 5, 1999
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U.S. SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY
CONTACT: David Carle, 202-224-3693 VERMONT
Comments of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary
Committee,
On The Re-Nomination Of Bill Lann Lee As Assistant Attorney General
for
Civil Rights
March 5, 1999
I am pleased the White House has resubmitted Mr. Lee's nomination.
Bill
Lann Lee deserves foursquare treatment by the Senate and he most certainly
deserves confirmation as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights.
Mr. Lee has established a strong record of fair and effective enforcement
of the Nation's civil rights laws during his tenure as Acting Assistant
Attorney General for Civil Rights. I see no reason why he ...