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Reaction of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, to the White House's Withdrawal of the Nomination of William W. Mercer to Be Associate Attorney General
WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four days before the
Senate Judiciary Committee's scheduled confirmation hearing on the
nomination of William W. Mercer to be Associate Attorney General, Bush
Administration officials Friday afternoon informed the panel's chairman,
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), that the White House is withdrawing the
nomination. Below is a comment from Chairman Leahy:
"The White House has found many ways to keep sunlight from reaching
some of the darker corners of the Bush Justice Department, but this is a
new one. With a confirmation hearing looming next Tuesday, they have
withdrawn this nomination to avoid having to answer more questions under
oath."
SOURCE Office of Sen. Patrick Leahy
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