This Article undertakes a systematic rebuttal to the arguments made by Supreme Court nominees and others that Court nominees are constrained, in their Senate hearings on possible confirmation, from expressing their specific views on legal issues and cases of the day. It argues that nominee ...
But there’s no indication that he lacks the votes to be confirmed, as Republicans hold the Senate majority. So what are Democrats aiming for with their grilling? The reality is that sometimes, senators use their time on confirmation hearings to speak more to the American public than their ...
he must sit through confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as Republicans work to confirm President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee as quickly as possible and Democrats vie for more time to vet Kavanaugh and his belief about whether a sitting president can be indic...
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, “I think we’re going to find out here fairly quickly, you know, whether or not the Democrats want to help us get through some of these nominations in a way that gets us back on track with the way it was done prior to the last two presidencie...
President Woodrow Wilson returned home only to find an obstinate Senate had voted against the treaty—twice. [Pictured: The signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919] 1920: National Defense Act amended Public Domain 1920: National Defense Act amended - Army strength: 204,292 people...
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The vice chair for supervision is required to appear before the Senate and the House of Representatives. The vice chair for supervision is also required at semiannual hearings to discuss “efforts, activities, objectives, and plans” of the board.6 ...
With overdraft protection, even if the account has insufficient funds, the bank will cover the shortfall so that the transaction goes through. When a customer signs up foroverdraft protection, they designate a backup account for the bank to use as the source to cover any overdrafts—usually a ...