Bill Lee: “I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Makan Delrahim as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust…”

“I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Makan Delrahim as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Delrahim is someone I have known for over 15 years. He is eminently qualified, and I have no doubt that he will make an outstanding Assistant Attorney General. Mr. Delrahim has a long and distinguished career within the antitrust world. His service in this area includes service as senior staffer for the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Antitrust Modernization Commission and previously at the U.S. Department of Justice. I could go on and on regarding Mr. Delrahim's accomplishments, regarding his character and his aptitude as a lawyer, generally, and as an antitrust lawyer, in particular. But instead of taking my word for it, allow me to read just a little bit of the wide-ranging support Mr. Delrahim's nomination has from both sides of the aisle. People within the Senate and outside the Senate on both sides of the aisle have been supportive of this nomination. A bipartisan group of former Assistant Attorneys General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice--including AAGs for Antitrust under President Obama, President Clinton, and President Carter--submitted a letter expressing strong support for Mr. Delrahim's nomination. They explained that ``Mr.…”