Under President Trump's first term, virtually every U.S. attorney of the 94 vacancies was filled by voice vote. No record vote necessary. Maybe one exception in that period, but virtually all of them by voice vote. Then came President Biden and a decision by the man who now is Vice President of the United States to force a vote on every single U.S. attorney. It was Vice President Vance who insisted on that. And I came to the floor repeatedly saying, why are you doing this? (01:01)
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Asserts that the current Vice President forced votes on every U.S. attorney under Biden.
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