2004 Presidential Transition
Jim Nicholson's nomination for the secretary of veteran affairs, was approved yesterday by the Senate Veteran's Affairs committee, according to the Denver Post [January 25, 2005, "Coloradan easily wins panel's nod for VA post"]. From the article, "Nicholson, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, proved so noncontroversial that he'd barely begun to answer questions before senators on the Veterans Affairs Committee voted unanimously to back him."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [January 25, 2005, "Veterans committee endorses Coloradan"].
Meanwhile, according to the Post, Margaret Spellings should win approval as Secretary of Education today from the Senate [January 25, 2005, "Hold on Spellings' nomination lifted"]. From the article, "The practice of placing holds allows senators to prevent a confirmation vote until they get resolution on an outstanding issue. Lautenberg agreed to lift his hold after a phone conversation with Spellings on Wednesday, according to two of his aides. That should clear the way for the Senate to vote on Spellings' confirmation today. Spellings, Bush's domestic policy chief, had been expected to sail through."
Here's the Rocky's story about the prospects for Wayne Allard's gay marriage ban [January 25, 2005, "Gay marriage ban in struggle"].
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