Todd Blanche to lobby John Cornyn as outgoing senator holds up confirmation
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly slated to lobby outgoing Sen. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cornyn is able to single-handedly block Blanche’s nomination from proceeding, and he’s staking his vote in favor of killing the anti-weaponization fund and scaling back the president’s audit immunity. Recommended Stories Todd Blanche to lobby John Cornyn as outgoing senator holds up confirmation WATCH LIVE: Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Bannon, Vance push back on GOP tax norms “I told them we need paper,” Cornyn told Punchbowl News.
- ▪Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly slated to lobby outgoing Sen.
- ▪As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cornyn is able to single-handedly block Blanche’s nomination from proceeding, and he’s staking his vote in favor of killing the anti-weaponization fund and scaling back the president’s audit im
- ▪Recommended Stories Todd Blanche to lobby John Cornyn as outgoing senator holds up confirmation WATCH LIVE: Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Bannon, Vance push back on GOP tax norms “I told th
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly slated to lobby outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday morning, after the Texas Republican held up his confirmation to take the mantle fully.Cornyn lost his primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the decisive intervention of President Donald Trump, ensuring the embittered Republican would be a thorn in his side for the remainder of his term. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cornyn is able to single-handedly block Blanche’s nomination from proceeding, and he’s staking his vote in favor of killing the anti-weaponization fund and scaling back the president’s audit immunity.
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