Sentences with phrase «confirmation hearings for»

Today Karen Pearl, interim president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, gave the following testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts.

Confirmation hearings for judicial appointments

«The Roberts court: Seeing is believing; At the Senate confirmation hearings for Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, critics feared that the glossy image of the two jurists being put forth did not reflect their true leanings; How right the critics were.»

In 2009, he testified on property rights issues at the United States Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Blawgfather Howard Bashman, perhaps the best - read legal blogger on earth next to Instapundit, opened day two of Roberts» confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court by relinking his 2003 write - up on Roberts» confirmation hearings for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Lying in my RSS feeds, buried beneath coverage of Hurricane Katrina's ongoing devastation and Monday's confirmation hearings for Chief - Justice - in - waiting John Roberts, are his many links to news that a U.S. District Court Judge has activated a 1998 law that Ohio teens must obtain written parental consent before they can receive an abortion.

The confirmation hearings for Judge Roberts have been discussed by many as a «national civics lesson.»

Maybe we will get a replay of Senator Hatch telling him that he is asking «dumb ass questions» that occurred in Judge Roberts confirmation hearings for the D.C. seat he now holds.

Dennis Brack (American, b. 1939), [Angela Davis at Senate Confirmation Hearings for Vice President Rockefeller], 1974 — 09, gelatin silver print.

While the record was expected, the joint announcement by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration came in the midst of Senate confirmation hearings for President - elect Trump's cabinet nominees, several of whom have expressed doubts about established climate science, as has Trump himself.

On Nov. 16, Anita Hill sat down at The Washington Post offices with five current and former Democratic lawmakers: Nita Lowey of New York, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, Pat Schroeder of Colorado and Louise Slaughter of New York - all allies of Hill during her historic appearance at the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991.

As longtime Nassau GOP chairman Joseph Mondello readies for Senate confirmation hearings for the ambassadorship to Trinidad and Tobago, his top lieutenant, Joseph Cairo, has emerged as a top prospect to succeed him.

He has weighed in at confirmation hearings for four of the nine justices now on the court.

He followed the testy confirmation hearings for Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of the Department of Education, whose strong support of school choice made her a target of teachers» unions.

As ThinkAdvisor's Melanie Waddell has reported, President Donald Trump is expected to issue an order directing the DOL to delay its fiduciary rule by six months or a year and has appointed an acting secretary of Labor while confirmation hearings for his chosen Labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, have been delayed.

During his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State Wednesday, former Exxon Mobil (xom) CEO Rex Tillerson said climate change exists — its future impact is just hard to predict.

That warning was reiterated this week during the confirmation hearing for Robert Lighthizer, the incoming trade secretary.

His confirmation hearing for that post was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but it was postponed.

Harris had originally been the president's pick for ambassador to Australia, a key U.S. ally, but his Tuesday confirmation hearing for that post was postponed.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis takes a look at what to watch for when the former Exxon CEO testifies at his confirmation hearing for secretary of State.

Sessions had said during his confirmation hearing for attorney general that he «did not have communications with the Russians» while he served as a campaign surrogate for Donald Trump.

In his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said that he has been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but did not provide additional details.

So instead of worrying about DeVos, we really should be focusing on: (1) Congressional Republicans, who've already shown great enthusiasm for weakening the nutrition standards for school meals and limiting their accessibility to low - income kids (see my Civil Eats piece, «3 Things You Need to Know About the House School Food Bill «-RRB-; (2) the as - yet - unscheduled confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, during which we're likely to get more information on how he views the NSLP; and (3) whoever eventually is appointed Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the USDA official directly in charge of child nutrition programs.

The New York State Senate held a confirmation hearing for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's choice for the state's chief judge, Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore.

The New York State Senate held a confirmation hearing for Governor Cuomo's choice for the state's Chief Judge, Westchester DA Janet DiFiore.

At more than eight hours long, the first day of Jeff Sessions» confirmation hearing for attorney general was a marathon.

The Senate held a confirmation hearing for Cuomo's choice for chief judge, Westchester DA Janet DiFiore, but did not hold a final vote on her appointment.

Gillibrand, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, will participate in the confirmation hearing for Trump's secretary of defense nominee, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis.

There were also indications after the meeting that the Senate was set to resume the confirmation hearing for ministers and the RECs nominated by the President.

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins its confirmations hearings for Kagan on June 28.

The State Senate held a confirmation hearing for Governor Cuomo's choice for the state's Chief Judge, Westchester DA Janet DiFiore.

Coincidentally, the release of FDA's budget coincided with the Senate confirmation hearing for Margaret Hamburg, nominated to be FDA's next leader.

These were the themes on display Wednesday during the fiery Senate confirmation hearing for Environmental Protection Agency administrator nominee... Read More

CORNISH: That's national security correspondent Mary Louise Kelly reporting on today's confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence nominee Dan Coats.

As surreal as it was, the recent confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, the likely next secretary of education, raised a...

Tuesday evening, we also kept an eye on the confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos who President - elect Trump nominated for US Education Secretary.

The 74 reports that the «familiar battles that have surrounded Education Secretary Betsy DeVos since her own contentious confirmation,» — from school choice, to ESSA, to Title IX — were front and center again at a recent Senate confirmation hearing for two top Education Department nominees.

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In advance of today's confirmation hearing for the nomination of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education, Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, released the following statement.

From DFER National President Shavar Jeffries: On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate HELP Committee will convene the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, conservative activist Betsy DeVos.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER Statement on the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Education - Designate Betsy DeVos DFER National President Shavar Jeffries calls for clarity on DeVos» strategy, tactics to end severe disparities in...

What I learned from watching three hours of the Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education:

First published in CT Mirror, educator and advocate Ann Policelli Cronin highlights what she learned from watching three hours of the Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education:

Today, there is an interesting piece on the physical home for The Internet Archive, and stories on the confirmation hearing for the new Librarian of Congress and a look at how some really ancient apps are leaving certain PCs open to ransomware.

Noel Francisco attends his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for his nomination to become solicitor general, on May 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson / Getty Images hide caption

Thursday's confirmation hearing for President Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency became the latest forum for an ongoing argument over global warming, jobs, the future of the U.S. coal industry, and the role of the federal government.

Not exact matches

During Sessions» confirmation hearings in 1986, Thomas Figures, who was an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years and an African - American working for Sessions in Alabama at the time, alleged that Sessions referred to the NAACP as «un-American» and repeatedly referred to Figures as «boy.»

«If the BOJ were to ease policy, it would therefore be most natural for it to increase government debt purchases and target longer - dated bonds,» Kuroda said in a confirmation hearing in the lower house of parliament.

Kuroda has been beating that drum for years and his comments in confirmation hearings in the past two weeks suggest he plans to pump cash into the economy much more aggressively than outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who was reluctant to be too bold for fear of sowing the seeds of future problems, such as an economic bubble.

She had been considered as a candidate for deputy Treasury secretary but withdrew rather than undergo a banker - bashing confirmation hearing.