Monthly Archives: September 2009
Schumer Keeps Public Option Hope Alive
Despite yesterday’s defeat of Senator Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) public option health amendment in the Senate Finance Committee, he remains confident that it can be added into the final bill. The Hill: Still, by Schumer’s calculations, "not a single Democrat has … Continue reading
Filed under Health
Boxer, Kerry Introduce Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Today, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry (D-MA) will introduce the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, according to a press release. According to a press release … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change
Senate Confirms Three United States Attorneys
Senators have unanimously confirmed the following individuals to serve as United States Attorneys: Jenny Durkan to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for the term of four years Florence Nakakuni to be United States Attorney for … Continue reading
Filed under Nominations
Senate Confirms Jeffrey Viken
Senators have confirmed Jeffrey Viken as U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota by a vote of 99 to 0.
Filed under Judges, Nominations
McCain Wants Regime Change Option in Iran
Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) “on Monday urged the United States to advocate an ‘overthrow’ of embattled Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime,” The Hill reports. "[T]he solution, I think, not only lies with an attempt to … Continue reading
Filed under Interviews, Iran
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