Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Confirmation of Loretta Lynch

Statement

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to become the Eighty-Third Attorney General of the United States by a bipartisan majority in the Senate, with ten Republicans joining two Independents and forty-four Democrats in support of her confirmation.

"Yesterday, I had the utmost privilege and distinct honor of representing the people of the Ninth Congressional District of New York as the votes of the United States Senate were cast confirming the Honorable Loretta Lynch as the next Attorney General of the United States. I congratulate the Honorable Loretta Lynch on her historic confirmation as United States Attorney General. A proud native of North Carolina and today a resident of Brooklyn, New York, Loretta Lynch has excelled in the profession of law, both in private practice and as a federal prosecutor renowned for her commitment to public service and her fairness in the application of the law. Educated at Harvard College, where she was a charter member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and Harvard Law School, Loretta Lynch has twice been nominated and confirmed -- unanimously -- as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Loretta Lynch has a distinguished career as a federal prosecutor, securing convictions of the police officers who brutally attacked Abner Louima, who was a Brooklyn resident at time of his assault as well as investigating corruption from the Town of Brookhaven to the Borough of Brooklyn. It has been a testament to her record of accomplishment and success that her nomination was supported by prominent officials from both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, as well as law professors, the community of faith, and social justice organizations. I wish Loretta Lynch and her family all the best as she becomes the leader of the Department of Justice and the highest law enforcement official of our nation."

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