Divided Senate narrowly confirms Vanita Gupta for No. 3 spot at Justice Department
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The Senate narrowly approved the nomination of Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general on Wednesday, despite widespread GOP concern that she was unfit for the No. 3 spot at the Justice Department.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cheered Gupta's confirmation as "very good news for the forces of equality and justice in the country." "To have someone with such a background in civil rights at this time in American history is so important and so vital to the country," Schumer said immediately following the vote. "And I'm so glad that the Senate has now approved her and she can do her vital job, including dealing with the systemic bias we've seen in policing and in law enforcement throughout the country." Gupta was one of President Biden's more controversial nominees given her history of anti-Republican rhetoric and concerns from the GOP that she supports a far-left agenda that includes defunding police departments, ending qualified immunity for police and her past support for decriminalizing small amounts of drugs.More Related News