Monthly Archives: September 2010
Senate Passes the Social Security Number Protection Act
Earlier this week, Senators unanimously approved “legislation by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) that aims to reduce identity theft by protecting the privacy of Social Security numbers,” according to a press release. The Social Security Number Protection … Continue reading
Filed under Social Security
Democrats Agree to Block Recess Appointments
Senate Democrats “agreed Wednesday night to a Republican demand to block President Obama from making recess appointments while Congress is out of town campaigning for the midterm elections,” The Hill reports. Democratic leaders have agreed to schedule pro-forma sessions of … Continue reading
Filed under Adjournment / Recess, Appointments, Party Leadership, White House
Nominations Confirmed: September 29
Senators have unanimously confirmed the following nominees to serve in President Obama’s Administration: Nancy Lindborg, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau … Continue reading
Filed under Judges, Nominations
Delaware Senate: Castle Declines Write-in Campaign
Longtime Republican Congressman “Mike Castle has ruled out a write-in campaign in the U.S. Senate race in Delaware,” the AP reports. Castle is also a former two-term governor and the longest serving congressman in state history. He lost the GOP … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Senate Approves Adjournment Resolution Through November 15
Senators have approved a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 321) which provides for the adjournment of the House and Senate until November 15 by a vote of 54-39. (credit image – al.com/associated press)
Filed under Adjournment / Recess
Congress in Your Pocket
