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Democrats blocked a bipartisan human trafficking bill Tuesday, launching a filibuster to protest an abortion provision that has turned into a major ideological test for both parties and that threatens to hold up Loretta Lynch, whom President Obama has picked to replace Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
The flareup that manages to tie together immigration, abortion, gender and race Ms. Lynch would be the first black female to head the Justice Department has quickly escalated into a major test between Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, and Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.
Mr. Reid won Tuesdays fight, though not without several defections. Four Democrats joined 52 Republicans in backing the trafficking bill and the abortion provision, though that was still four shy of the 60 needed to overcome the filibuster.
The American people will not forget it, Mr. McConnell vowed ahead of the vote, which he said was an embarrassing predicament for Democrats.
Mr. Reid, though, said the Senate should ditch the trafficking bill and instead move straight to a vote on Ms. Lynch, whom the president nominated Nov. 8 but who has seen her backing tumble the longer she remains on the calendar.
Democrats say its wrong to tie the Lynch nomination to finishing the trafficking bill. Mr. McConnell, who as majority leader controls the schedule, has tried to force Democrats to accept something they dont want the abortion provisions in the trafficking bill in exchange for something they do want in the Lynch vote.
Mr. McConnell said Mr. Obama and the White House could get involved and urge Senate Democrats to forgo their filibuster, but they have instead turned their fire on the GOP leader, accusing him of bungling his new role running the Senate and questioning whether his word can be trusted.
Ms. Lynch has seen her support among Senate Republicans tumble after she declined to criticize the presidents Nov. 20 immigration actions, which granted a temporary amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. In her confirmation hearing she defended the legal reasoning behind the policy.
A federal judge last month ruled the policy likely illegal and has issued an injunction halting it.
The trafficking bill, meanwhile, has stumbled over the GOPs inclusion of the so-called Hyde amendment language prohibiting federal funds from being used to pay for abortions. In this case, the prohibition would apply to penalties collected from traffickers, which are supposed to be used to help victims.
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Democrats filibuster trafficking bill, GOP to delay Lynch nomination
A Senate showdown over a popular anti-human trafficking bill escalated Tuesday, as Democrats filibustered the measure in protest Republican-backed abortion restrictions.
The heated standoff jeopardizes not only passage of the otherwise bipartisan bill to fight human sex trafficking but also leaves Senate confirmation of President Obama's choice for attorney general in limbo.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has refused to consider the confirmation of Loretta Lynch, who would become the first African American woman to lead the Department of Justice, until the Senate dispatches with the human trafficking bill.
But Senate Democrats refused to advance the human trafficking measure until Republicans strip out a provision that would restrict money from a new $30-million victims fund from being used for abortion services except in rare cases. Republicans refused.
The Senate voted, 55-43, failing to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the bill. A second vote also failed.
Civil rights and African American leaders have joined the White House in criticizing Senate Republicans for delaying Lynch's confirmation. She has faced unusually strong opposition from GOP senators despite her professional qualifications as the U.S. attorney for New York's Brooklyn office.
But McConnell said Tuesday that Democrats were to blame for the hold up, as they cater to "left-wing" abortion rights groups.
"Democrats filibustering help for terrified children and abused women would represent a new low here in the Senate," McConnell said shortly before the vote.
Democrats, though, said Republicans should simply remove the abortion restrictions to allow the bill to advance.
Democrats have argued that even though Congress has a longstanding agreement to prohibit using taxpayer funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the life of the mother, adding the restriction to the trafficking bill's victims fund is an unacceptable expansion.
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Senate Democrats stall anti-human trafficking bill over abortion limits