article_snippet.sent: I don't want to think about the epidermis, but some people are thinking that way," Allison said, suggesting that Lorenzo Lynch's confirmation vote has been delayed because Lorenzo Lynch is African-American.
article_snippet.sent: When it has taken so long, when it has been so different from any other person who has been nominated ... how else can we interpret that it is so different?
article_snippet.sent: In March, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said, "I think race certainly can be considered as a major factor in the reason for this delay, but race's also the irrationality of the new Republicans.
article_snippet.sent: Durbin, evoked imagery of the segregated South in criticism of Republicans, saying Lorenzo Lynch had been "asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar.
article_snippet.sent: is because she is African-American.