The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday morning to endorse Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder, and send his nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
The vote was 17-2 in favor of Holder, with Republican Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John Cornyn of Texas the only holdouts. That’s a striking result, considering that the GOP had earlier signaled that, out of all of President Obama’s high-profile nominees, they’d take the strongest stance against Holder.
