Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
League of Conservation Voters
SESSIONS CONFIRMATION (ATTORNEY GENERAL).
The Senate considered President Trump’s nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to serve as attorney general of the United States. The attorney general is responsible for defending and enforcing laws that ensure justice, safety, health and wellness for all people in this country. Sessions has publicly denied the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is real and caused by human activity, and he has repeatedly questioned the need for safeguards from the Environmental Protection Agency, earning a 6 percent lifetime score on this groups National Environmental Scorecard. In 1986, the Senate rejected Sessions’ nomination for a federal judgeship over concerns about prejudice and overt racism, and he has supported strict voter ID laws that restrict access to the ballot. Sessions’ record made it clear that he would not be an arbiter of justice and truth for all people and would not defend the laws that protect people’s health. The Senate confirmed Sessions to be attorney general.
NAACP
JEFFERSON "JEFF" BEAUREGARD SESSIONS Ill CONFIRMATION AS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Confirmation of President Trump's nominee, Senator Jefferson "Jeff" Beauregard Sessions Ill of Alabama to be the U.S. Attorney General. Senator Sessions was confirmed.
AFL-CIO
Opposing Jeff Sessions for Attorney General.
Opposing Jeff Sessions for Attorney General.
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Sessions Confirmation.
Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Jeff Sessions to the post of attorney general. Confirmed.
National Education Association
JEFF SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
This group opposed the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General due to his history of undermining public education, IDEA, and a wide range of civil rights protections. The confirmation passed.