McConnell on Judiciary Committee's Action on U.S. Sentencing Commission Nominees

Statement

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report U.S. Sentencing Commission nominees Judge Claria Horn Boom of the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Claire McCusker Murray, and Candice C. Wong to the full Senate:

"The Senate Judiciary Committee took a strong step toward improving public safety today by voting out three highly-qualified nominees for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, including Judge Claria Horn Boom of Kentucky. The bipartisan Commission has lacked a quorum and the ability to function for the past three years, a period in which violent crime rose all across the country. I look forward to the full Senate confirming these three nominees and allowing the Commission to continue to study and establish federal sentencing guidelines that hold criminals accountable."

The full Senate must now confirm these nominees to place them on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Senator McConnell introduced these nominees to the Senate Judiciary Committee in June.

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