Senate Republicans and Democrats reached a deal Tuesday to vote on a bipartisan human trafficking bill, paving the way for a confirmation vote on the stalled nomination of Loretta Lynch to become attorney general.
"There is a bipartisan proposal that will allow us to complete action on this important legislation so we can provide help for the victims who desperately need it," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. "As soon as we finish the trafficking bill, as I’ve indicated for some time now, we’ll move to the president’s nominee for attorney general in the next day or so."
The human trafficking bill, which was supposed to be an easy bipartisan vote, devolved into a partisan battle as Senate Democrats blocked the bill because of concerns about abortion language in the bill.