Sentences with phrase «to confirm one's nomination»

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to serve as a Republican commissioner on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The state Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Mark Gearan to be the new chairman of the state Gaming Commission — a regulatory body that will consider the licenses of casino developers in parts of the upstate region this year.

When President Bush nominated Judge Clarence Thomas to a vacancy on the United States Supreme Court, liberals opposed to confirming the nomination at first directed critical scrutiny to statements the nominee had made in favor of employing «natural law» in constitutional interpretation.

According to him, since the Senate has refused to confirm his nomination as chairman of the Commission.

Wednesday, Republicans deployed a workaround — Republicans on the committee used a «unanimous consent» clause to suspend all of its rules for the meeting, then voted to confirm the nominations for Steven Mnuchin, up for Treasury secretary, and Tom Price, nominated for Health and Human Services secretary.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The state Senate today unanimously confirmed the nominations of Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney, John Koelmel and Terrance Flynn as trustees of the New York Power Authority.

The Conservative leader said the governor knows he can control Alesi and Republicans would be doing themselves no favors by confirming the nomination.

Cuomo nominated him and the Republican - controlled Senate confirmed the nomination in the final days of the legislative session as Cuomo faced mounting criticism for delays and overdue maintenance of the system.

«Despite discussions and attempts to achieve this end, he went ahead and confirmed his nomination when voting commenced.

Washington - The U.S. Senate on Thursday night confirmed the nomination of former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to serve as a Republican commissioner on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission.

A spokesman for the culture ministry confirmed the nomination of Mr. Lasvignes, but the Pompidou Center declined to comment Tuesday about the change of leadership.

Annie Snider, an energy and water reporter for Politico, speculated about EPA nominee Pruitt, suggesting the Senate was likely to ultimately confirm his nomination, but that conflict - of - issues would inevitably come up as he worked through top - tier issues on the Trump agenda (listen to an audio clip below).

The President could not have made a better choice and we urge the Senate to quickly confirm this nomination.»

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Mr Anthony Ojukwu for appointment as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Henry Kerner, a prosecutor and veteran Capitol Hill staffer, as OSC Special Counsel in a Senate Voice Vote.

The full Senate must then vote to confirm his nomination.

The Senate vote split on partisan lines (49 - 49), which meant that Vice President Mike Pence was needed to cast the deciding vote to confirm his nomination.

McCain voted to confirm the nominations of Justices Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, all of whom support abortion rights.

Confirmation of Dan Coats to be Director of National Intelligence — Vote Confirmed (85 - 12, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Dan Coats to be the director of National Intelligence.

Confirmation of Herbert R. McMaster, Jr. to be Lieutenant General — Vote Confirmed (86 - 10, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Herbert R. McMaster, Jr. to be a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army.

He is being vetted by the Appointments Committee who will subsequently reject or confirm his nomination.

The recent report is messier and shows that our decision not to confirm his nomination was right.

ALBANY — The State Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael J. Garcia, a former United States attorney, to the remaining vacancy on the New York Court of Appeals.

The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday failed to confirm the nomination of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sent by the President Muhammadu Buhari.

Brand Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (52 - 46, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Rachel Brand to be associate attorney general at the Justice Department.

Shanahan Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (92 - 7, 1 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Patrick M. Shanahan to be deputy secretary of Defense.

Lighthizer Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (82 - 14, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be the U.S. Trade Representative.

Gottlieb Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (57 - 42, 1 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Scott Gottlieb to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

Branstad Nomination — Vote Confirmed (82 - 13, 5 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Terry Branstad to be U.S. ambassador to China.

Rosen Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (56 - 42, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Rosen to be deputy secretary of Transportation.

Elwood Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (67 - 33) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Courtney Elwood to be general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Wilson Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (76 - 22, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Heather Wilson to be secretary of the Air Force.

Bush Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (51 - 47, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Kenneth Bush to be a judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sullivan Nomination — Vote Confirmed (94 - 6) The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Sullivan to be deputy secretary of State.

Cissna Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (54 - 43, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna to be director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Rao Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (54 - 41, 5 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Neomi Rao to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget.

Svinicki Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (88 - 9, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Bibas Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (53 - 43, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Stephanos Bibas to be U.S. circuit judge for the Third Circuit.

Larsen Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (60 - 38, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Joan L. Larsen to be U.S. circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit.