Sentences with phrase «hold nomination hearings»
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have said the nomination should be left up to the next president and do not plan to hold nomination hearings.
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WASHINGTON - Senate Banking Committee holds hearing on nomination of Jerome Powell to be chairman of the Federal Reserve - 1500 GMT.
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Mary Jo White to become chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on pending nominations.
Congress just held a hearing on the nomination of former Congressman Scott Garrett to lead the U.S. Export - Import (Ex-Im) Bank — the federal agency that helps level the playing field for American workers against aggressive foreign competition.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) called it «time for the Senate to do its job, hold hearings, assess his qualifications and vote on his nomination in a timely manner.»
Then - President Barack Obama nominated Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to fill Scalia's seat last year, but McConnell refused to hold hearings on the appointment, and the nomination expired earlier this year.
The Council will hear testimony from Alvarez on November 18th and is expected to hold a final vote on her nomination by the end of the month.
President Barack Obama nominated Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to fill Scalia's seat last year, but McConnell refused to hold hearings on the appointment, and the nomination expired earlier this year.
President Trump hosts a Cabinet meeting and participates in the Celebration of Military Mothers... The Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of CIA deputy director Gina Haspel to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency... The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing on the food stamp program... The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare hold a forum on «Why are Healthcare Prices So High, and What can be Done about Them?»
Republican leaders in the Senate have said they will not hold any hearing on Garland's nomination because Obama is a lame - duck President.
Asked if Blumenthal is open to supporting Gorsuch, the senator said he will wait until after the Judiciary Committee holds hearings on Gorsuch's nomination to make a final decision but that he has «serious and deep concerns» about him.
Today the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a confirmation hearing on Majumdar's nomination as undersecretary.
I've also heard that Meryl Streep is vulnerable because she's won three Oscars already and holds the record for the most nominations.
Summing up the feelings now held by many educators and education advocates, Sen. Ron Wyden (D - OR), issued a statement after the hearing announcing that he would vote against the nomination of Betsy DeVos to serve as Education Secretary.
The legislature's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee will be holding a hearing, followed by an immediate vote, on Mr. Clemons and Malloy's other appointees to the State Board of Education this Thursday, February 18, 2016.
Tomorrow — Thursday, February 18, 2016 — The General Assembly's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing and then an immediate vote on Governor Malloy's appointees to the State Board of Education, including the nomination of Erik Clemons.
Warren, who is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee which will hold a hearing on the nomination this week, also voiced concerns over DeVos» «deep record of activism, bankrolling and lobbying for policies that would privatize public education.»
The blatant invitation for her EGA colleagues to walk into her future Interior office so she could do the EGA's bidding soured her hearing and the Senate put her nomination on indefinite hold.
The Senate held a Hearing on the nomination in April.