Mazie K. Hirono: “...we also reaffirm our commitment to building a more inclusive and equitable future for all.”

Mr. Blanche has demonstrated that his words to us at his hearing do not matter. I intend to judge Mr. Blanche not by his words but by his actions.

Politically motivated delays in the administration of grants jeopardize that critical work from being completed and run the risk of ruining those relationships and the Department’s ability to execute its mission in the future.

The answer is no. These 14 federal judges, some of them were Trump appointees, disagreed with DOJ’s position.

At a time when DOJ has lost thousands of career attorneys with millennia of combined experience, and when DOJ’s independence from politics is no longer in existence, I cannot vote in favor of someone whose actions so clearly make him…