3 of 7 Senate approves stalled human trafficking bill, clearing way for Lynch vote 



It was a 99-0 vote that moved the chamber past legislation that had been delayed for 6 weeks after the Democrats withdrew their support for the bipartisan bill over an anti-abortion provision. But Senators finally reached a compromise on that provision. Although the matters weren't related, the bill became intertwined with the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general. Her nomination was effected when Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not schedule a confirmation vote on the attorney general nominee until they finished the trafficking bill.