U.S. Senate confirms Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney-General
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Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski broke away from her party colleagues to support 46-year-old Ms. Gupta, that gave the Democrats 51 votes to see her through the historic confirmation.
The United States Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Indian-American Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney-General, making her the first person of colour to occupy the third highest position at the Department of Justice. From 2014 to 2017, , where she advanced criminal justice reform, prosecuted hate crimes, protected voting rights and fought against discrimination. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski broke away from her party colleagues to support Gupta (46), that gave the Democrats 51 votes to see her through the historic confirmation.
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