Senate To Vote On Sotomayor Confirmation Thursday Afternoon

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday announced that the Senate will hold a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, CQ Today reports (Stern/Perine, CQ Today, 8/5).Sotomayor is expected to be confirmed with the support of all Democratic senators and some Republicans who have broken with party ranks (Rushing,

GOP Senators Say They Do Not Plan To Delay Hearing For Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday that GOP senators would not use procedural maneuvers to delay Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing, CQ Today reports.

Senate Republicans Ask For More Background On Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans on Wednesday sent a letter to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor requesting additional background information to supplement a committee questionnaire, CQ Today reports.

Republican Wavering Not Expected To Hinder Confirmation Of Sebelius As HHS Secretary

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ (D) confirmation as HHS secretary remains likely, despite wavering support from one of her home-state conservative senators, Sam Brownback (R), CQ Today reports. Brownback has said throughout the confirmation process that he plans to vote for Sebelius, but he indicated late last week that he might reconsider because of her

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