Anti-human trafficking bill expected to pass Senate
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Bipartisan legislation aimed at helping the victims of sex trafficking is set to pass the US Senate after lawmakers ended a partisan dispute over abortion that has sidetracked the bill for weeks.
The legislation, which looks likely to pass by a wide margin Wednesday afternoon, would boost law enforcement resources and create a new fund to help victims. Its approval would clear the way for a vote on President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, whose nomination was put off by Republican leaders until the trafficking bill could be resolved.
The Lynch vote could come on Thursday. She would replace Eric Holder and become the first black woman to hold the nation's top law enforcement job. Democrats have railed against the monthslong hold-up on her confirmation, with Obama last week calling the delays "embarrassing."
