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Clinton to nominate civil rights chief for Senate confirmation
March 5, 1999 From CNN White House Correspondent John King and Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, March 5) -- CNN has learned that President Clinton plans to announce Friday that he will nominate Bill Lann Lee to head the Justice Department's civil rights division, setting up a potential Senate confirmation battle with conservatives who say Lee is too liberal on affirmative action. Lee is now acting chief of the civil rights division. The president gave him a so-called "recess appointment" when Congress was not in session so that he could serve without confirmation. But administration sources tell CNN the president plans to appear with Lee at the White House on Friday to announce his intentions to formally nominate him for the Justice Department post. These sources say Lee is tentatively scheduled to appear with civil rights activists after his White House meeting and to make his case for Senate confirmation. Republicans in the past have criticized Lee as a supporter of racial quotas; he has said he would aggressively enforce civil rights laws as interpreted by the courts. A senior White House official familiar with the president's plans said it was not clear to the administration whether Republicans would mount another aggressive campaign to deny Lee confirmation. But, this official said, "We can have that fight if they want." |
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MORE STORIES:Friday, March 5, 1999
• Lewinsky book may force investigation of Starr's office • Poll: Bush tops Gore in hypothetical 2000 race • Clinton wishes Lewinsky well • Transcript: Clinton comments on Lewinsky book deal • Poll: Public remains unsympathetic to Lewinsky • Paula Jones' lawyers get lion's share of $850,000 settlement • Clinton to nominate civil rights chief for Senate confirmation • Sen. Connie Mack won't seek re-election • 'Mob Mouthpiece' enters Las Vegas mayoral race • Biography on Gore details struggles during impeachment • Three-story Lichtenstein sculpture to go up in D.C. • Democrats boycott Alabama Senate • Idea for school flexibility tangled in competing agendas • DeLay says he did not commit perjury in deposition • Democrats hit GOP plan for fiscal 2000 budget • Federal judge throws out Louisiana law on late-term abortion • Monica's career may benefit from scandal • New Hampshire takes step toward income tax • Cohen's wife interviews Clinton • Tripp demands apology from Moran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
