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NRA Statement on Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General | |
Fairfax, Va.— The National Rifle Association today issued the following statement from Chris W. Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), applauding the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as the 84th attorney general of the United States: "The NRA and our five million members would like to congratulate Jeff Sessions on his confirmation as attorney general. He will make America a safer place by prosecuting violent criminals while protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners." The U.S. Senate confirmed Attorney General Sessions by a bi-partisan 52 to 47 vote. | |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Statement on Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
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