The Senate on April 27 voted to confirm a string of nominees to the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney offices after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) lifted holds on their consideration.
Cotton’s holds, citing concerns over the participation of some nominees in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots in Portland, Oregon and demanding answers from the Department of Justice.
After the holds were lifted, the nominees were confirmed by a simple voice vote.
“These nominations are very important to our states,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said in a speech requesting that Cotton lift the holds.
Cotton acceded to Brown’s request to bring the nominees to the floor, saying he would not object to their consideration.
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