By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF
At a confirmation hearing boycotted by Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske made his pitch Wednesday to become the nation's drug czar, saying he would take a balanced, science-based approach to the job.
Kerlikowske pledged to help develop a strategy to address drug-related violence along the Mexican border.
President Obama last month nominated Kerlikowske, 59, as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said he favors tough enforcement of anti-drug laws, but added that "punishment alone will not solve the problems of drugs and violence."
The panel's Republicans did not weigh in on the issue, though. They followed Judiciary ranking member Arlen Specter, R-Pa., in boycotting the hearing to protest the "unreasonable pace" that Leahy is moving on President Obama's judicial nominations. The committee also considered the appointment of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton to the U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
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