[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Daniel E. Burrows

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Daniel Burrows to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal 
Policy. I will oppose the nomination.
  Less than a year ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing 
on President Trump's first nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for 
the Office of Legal Policy, Aaron Reitz. Mr. Reitz was selected for his 
commitment to President Trump and the MAGA orthodoxy. He was the first 
Trump nominee, but sadly not the last, to refuse to say whether a 
public official must always follow a court order.
  We are now considering Daniel Burrows, nominated to replace Mr. Reitz 
after he spent less than 3 months on the job. Mr. Burrows' record 
demonstrates that he is yet another Trump nominee who is a MAGA culture 
warrior.
  As the legal director of a conservative organization in Colorado, Mr. 
Burrows filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to side with an 
individual who did not want to create wedding websites for same-sex 
couples. Prior to joining the Trump White House last year, Mr. Burrows 
worked for controversial Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. On behalf 
of that office, Mr. Burrows litigated a case barring transgender 
Kansans from acquiring birth certificates consistent with their gender 
identity. Mr. Burrows' record demonstrates that he is committed to 
erasing civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing his nomination.