That non-discrimination issue, like the benefits issue, has sort of forgone unaddressed during the confirmation process.
Kagan will likely face a bit of an uphill battle during the confirmation process.
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We talked about this as well, particularly when it comes to the confirmation process.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney expressed frustration about the confirmation process, particularly involving Halligan.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said Sotomayor had advanced the confirmation process with her promptness.
They also say they do not believe it will undermine his confirmation process.
Those who have survived the confirmation process say it is not much fun.
Otherwise, the confirmation process would not have transformed into such a high-stakes battle.
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There would also be 21 Category B Posts where there would be an "enhanced" confirmation process and an effective veto.
And although America is not a great advertisement for the confirmation process, the principle of pre-appointment hearings is a good one.
"The political divisions that dictated the pace and twists of his confirmation process pre-date him and will post-date his confirmation, " Rothkopf said.
The Chicago lawyer and Democratic activist enjoyed an easy confirmation process as he breezed through the Senate Commerce Committee on a 19-1 vote.
"That being said, the confirmation process should be about the nominees and their ability to do the jobs they're nominated for, " Vietor said.
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In 2005, Thompson helped shepherd Chief Justice John Roberts through the Senate confirmation process and, most recently, he raised money for the defense of I.
But Warren remains a highly controversial figure, and a painful confirmation process in the Senate could await her, or any nominee that Obama ultimately decides upon.
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However, eventually Obama will have to officially nominate a new chair(wo)man and see her through the confirmation process, and it may or may not be her.
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The failures in the confirmation process on the Satyam audit were not limited to that engagement, but were indicative of a quality control failure throughout PW India.
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He also warns that Congress cannot afford to drag out the confirmation process for Cabinet members, particularly with the U.S. dealing with a financial crisis and two wars.
The confirmation process would be less tense and less acidic, because people would know that the candidate would not be on the bench for possibly many decades to come.
Senator John McCain said he had "serious concerns" over the Nebraskan's positions on a "range of critical national security issues", which he would raise during the Senate confirmation process.
As the Center observed in the immediate aftermath of Lake's withdrawal, (2) what the Intelligence Community desperately needs now is a leader who will not only enjoy an expedited confirmation process.
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Assuming he is confirmed--and Cabinet nominees almost never draw much static during the Senate confirmation process--Geithner will continue to work closely with Bernanke in crafting the government's response to the financial crisis.
" The majority leader promised that when Congress gets back from Easter recess, he would offer a proposal that he characterized as taking into account "complaints both parties have had with the confirmation process.
As part of the confirmation process, he met members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and, according to Connaughton, Kaufman asked Lohier about his priorities at the Southern District, hoping to hear about financial-fraud cases.
On Thursday, White House staffers met with aides to Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to go over this and their strategies for Sotomayor's confirmation, according to a Senate Democratic aide involved in the confirmation process.
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She's been heavily criticized for those statements, to the point that she withdrew her name for consideration as the next secretary of state to avoid what she called a "lengthy, disruptive, and costly" confirmation process.
General Alexander's seven-month confirmation process is a sign of the qualms senators felt at the merging of military and espionage functions, the militarisation of cyberspace and the fear that it may undermine Americans' right to privacy.
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Jesse Helms, (R-North Carolina), the committee's chairman, had shown early resistance to allowing his panel to move Moseley-Braun through the confirmation process, saying "serious charges of ethical misconduct" left him with grave reservations about her ability to serve the United States as an ambassador.
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