Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is the first senator to publicly oppose the confirmation of Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft. Boxer has urged President-elect Bush to withdraw his nomination of Ashcroft, questioning Ashcroft’s ability to enforce laws protecting women’s rights, abortion rights, civil rights, and gun control. Sen Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) promised to ask tough questions of Ashcroft during Senate hearings. Feinstein referred to California’s predominantly pro-choice, pro-gun control, and pro-civil rights position when she said she wanted an Attorney General who would enforce the law “not only by word, but also by body, language, and deed.”
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TAKE ACTION TODAY against Bush’s anti-choice, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-civil rights nominees. Sen. John Ashcroft for Attorney General, Gov. Tommy Thompson for Sec. of Health & Human Services and Gail Norton for Secretary of the Interior.
