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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Daniel Burrows to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy. I will oppose the nomination.

Less than a year ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on President Trump's first nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, Aaron Reitz. Mr. Reitz was selected for his commitment to President Trump and the MAGA orthodoxy. He was the first Trump nominee, but sadly not the last, to refuse to say whether a public official must always follow a court order.

We are now considering Daniel Burrows, nominated to replace Mr. Reitz after he spent less than 3 months on the job. Mr. Burrows' record demonstrates that he is yet another Trump nominee who is a MAGA culture warrior.

As the legal director of a conservative organization in Colorado, Mr. Burrows filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to side with an individual who did not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. Prior to joining the Trump White House last year, Mr. Burrows worked for controversial Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. On behalf of that office, Mr. Burrows litigated a case barring transgender Kansans from acquiring birth certificates consistent with their gender identity. Mr. Burrows' record demonstrates that he is committed to erasing civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans.

I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing his nomination.

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