路透社报导,美国司法部发言人库佩(KerriKupec)说,由于刘洁西在十几年前曾加入一个法律团体,这个团体反对提名保守派法官阿利托(SamuelAlito)出任最高法院大法官,因此,她的提名案遭到参议院司法委员会反对。
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库佩表示:「?管我们认为对洁西的批评是不公平的,但她不希望在这个关键时刻,司法部长因为她的提名案而心烦意乱。」