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Ms. ROSEN. Madam President, I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to allow these highly qualified Federal law enforcement nominations to move forward.
In my State of Nevada, the position of U.S. attorney has been unfilled for nearly a year.
This position, well, it plays a vital role in maintaining the rule of law and making sure that justice is carried out in our State. The continued obstruction of these critical nominees impacts the public safety of Nevadans and impacts their ability to see justice served.
They have a highly qualified nominee to serve as U.S. attorney, Jason Frierson. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Boyd Law School of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a former Nevada Supreme Court clerk. And he served in the district attorney's office as a public defender and as a deputy attorney general for our great State.
In addition, Mr. Frierson has a long track record of fighting for hard-working Nevadans as speaker of the Nevada Assembly. I know he will lead in his role with integrity--integrity and a deep commitment to upholding the law as a top Federal prosecutor for our State.
There is absolutely no basis to delay his nomination and the nominations of other U.S. attorneys and marshals around the country. Holding up these qualified nominees does not help Americans. It only leaves them unprotected.
We must rise above partisan politics and do our duty to allow these key roles to be filled. For all of the people, for my State of Nevada, I urge my colleagues to allow the nomination of Jason Frierson and the other nominees in this block to finally move forward.
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Ms. ROSEN. Senator, I will reiterate what my colleague from Minnesota said. I do not serve on the Judiciary Committee, and I do not serve in the Department of Justice. Therefore, I am not privy to the information that has been provided in privacy to the Department of Justice.
Those marshals, if they would like to divulge their information, they are free to do so as U.S. citizens. But there are privacy agreements with attorney-client privilege that is clearly not being able to be pursued in this fashion. So my opinion does not matter. What matters is the law. I do not serve in the Department of Justice; therefore I cannot answer your question.
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