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Sen. Tillis uses holds on four Mississippi judicial and attorney nominees to push for Lumbee tribe's federal recognition, a cause supported by most North Carolina lawmakers.
- Sen. Thom Tillis is blocking four Mississippi nominees for federal judgeships and U.S. attorney posts to press Sen. Roger Wicker on Lumbee tribal recognition.
- The Lumbee have long sought federal recognition for over a century, with most of North Carolina's congressional delegation backing the effort, but language was excluded from the Senate version of the Pentagon spending blueprint chaired by Sen. Roger Wicker.
- Two of the nominees are Robert Chamberlin and James Maxwell, Mississippi Supreme Court justices stuck in committee since their September hearing, while Scott Leary and Baxter Kruger, nominated in July, have Mississippi senators' backing.
- With one term left, Sen. Thom Tillis faces a narrow window as next year is his final opportunity to secure a bipartisan bill, and he says negotiations with Sen. Roger Wicker involve other issues amid intra-caucus tensions among Senate Republicans.
- At the same time, other federally recognized tribes have opposed the move while President Donald Trump supports Lumbee recognition, and Sen. Roger Wicker's office did not respond to requests.
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Sen. Thom Tillis Is Blocking Mississippi Judicial Nominees
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via APA North Carolina senator is holding up Mississippi’s nominations for federal judgeships and U.S. attorneys because he wants Sen. Roger Wicker to help an indigenous group in his state gain federal recognition as a tribe.Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told NOTUS that his block on four Mississippi nominees is due to negotiations with Wicker, Mississippi’s senior senator, over federal recognition of the Lumbee and other …
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