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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has already teed up a meeting for 3:15 pm et on January 20 for the nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be Secretary of State. And if the custom holds ...
Pressed on how nominees can begin to prepare for the tension that is a hallmark of the modern day confirmation hearing, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a veteran of Senate Judiciary Committee, said: “Go ...
Following the revelation, Thorpe faced a censure motion in the Senate. ALP senator Helen Polley, the head of the joint parliamentary law enforcement committee, of which Thorpe had been a member, said, with regard to Thorpe's position as a senator: "She should consider if it's the right place for her". [51]
The committee will hold a hearing to consider Doug Burgum, Trump's nominee to be secretary of the interior, on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT). US Senate panel to hold hearings on Trump ...
The vast majority of committee hearings are open to the public, as required under Senate rules. But a hearing, like other committee meetings, may be closed for specific reasons stated in Senate rules (Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(b)). A committee may close a hearing if it involves national security information;
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito ; Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: James Lankford ; Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Tim Scott ; Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee: Mike Lee [38] Chief Deputy Whip: Mike Crapo [39]
The censure of independent Sen. Lidia Thorpe is a symbolic gesture that records her colleagues’ disapproval of her conduct during the first visit to Australia by a British monarch in 13 years. The motion was carried 46 votes to 12. Government leader in the Senate Penny Wong said Thorpe’s outburst sought to “incite outrage and grievance.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning a Jan. 16 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, Politico ...