Judiciary Committee Advances Assistant Attorney General, Six U.S. Attorneys and Six Judicial Nominations, Along with Bipartisan Foreign Lobbying Bill

WASHINGTON– The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
The Committee also unanimously voted to advance theCLEAR Path Act, led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). The bipartisan bill would mitigate foreign influence on U.S. policymaking by prohibiting former government employees from lobbying on behalf of countries of concern.
Watch the executive business meetingHERE. Read Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) opening statement at the executive business meetingHERE.
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