Monthly Archives: March 2009
Tax Issues Surface for HHS Nominee Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama’s nominee to be secretary of the Health & Human Services Department, “has paid back taxes of more than $7,000 stemming from ‘unintentional errors’ revealed during her accountant’s review of recent tax returns,” Politico … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Nominations
On the Minnesota Recount, Panel Opens up 400 New Absentee Ballots
A three-judge panel overseeing the Minnesota recount trial “today ordered up to 400 new absentee ballots opened and counted, far fewer than Republican Norm Coleman had sought in his effort to overcome a lead by DFLer Al Franken,” the Star … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Hill, Eikenberry Ambassador Nominations Approved by Foreign Relations Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the nomination of Chris Hill to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Karl Eikenberry to be U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, the AP reports. Both now go before the full Senate for final confirmation. … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Iraq, Nominations, State Department
Senate Defeats Gregg Debt Point of Order Budget Resolution Amendment
Senators have defeated an amendment offered by Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) to the concurrent budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 13) by a vote of 43 to 54. The amendment “prohibits the consideration of any budget resolution, amendment, or conference report that shows … Continue reading
Filed under Budget
Senate Adopts Thune, Boxer Climate Change Amendments to Budget Resolution
Senators have voted on two side-by-side amendments to the concurrent budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 13) dealing with future climate change legislation which would impose a new cap-and-trade system on businesses. This all centers around an amendment offered by Senator John Thune … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Climate Change
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