Judiciary Committee Advances Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General, One U.S. Attorney and Three U.S. Marshals

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:

• Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10;
• James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, by a vote of 12-10;
• Brian Barber, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana, by a vote of 12-10;
• Steven Lewis, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 17-5; and
• Priscilla Lopez, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida, by a vote of 18-4.

Watch the executive business meeting HERE. Read Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) opening statement HERE.

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