Take action to oppose confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General 

Senator Sessions has consistently opposed legislation to address the pay gap, protect access to reproductive health, and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. He also opposed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and marriage equality; and he supports restrictive voter ID laws. NOW opposed the nomination of Senator Sessions to the federal court in 1986 and believes he is not qualified to be the top law enforcement person in this nation now.

Call your Senators and urge them to vote against Senator Session’s confirmation. Join the national call-in day on January 5 using this call-in number: 877-959-6082 or look up and call them directly.

Senator Sessions’ Record

• Opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
• Voted multiple times against consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act.
• Opposed Title X funding legislation, which supports contraception, breast cancer screening and other health services for low income women.
• Opposed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013.
• Opposed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The next Attorney General must recognize that hate crimes exist and vigorously investigate them (700 hate incidents reported since the election).
• Strongly supports restrictive voter ID laws and called the Voting Rights Act “intrusive.”
• Fiercely opposes comprehensive immigration reform; received awards from two anti-Muslim hate groups and supports Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

This is hardly the record of someone to be trusted to protect rights of women, LGBTQIA persons, immigrants, and all Americans!