It seems to me they blabber on too much. They could be more efficient if they were less verbose.
Unions are excited about Solis.
On Tuesday, it's Hillary Clinton's turn to be heard for secretary of state. That should be interesting. Arne Duncan, Obama's pick to head up the education department, along with a few others, also go through hearings on Tuesday. Tom Daschle had his turn yesterday.
Here are the upcoming scheduled hearings from the U.S. Senate Website:
On Tuesday, it's Hillary Clinton's turn to be heard for secretary of state. That should be interesting. Arne Duncan, Obama's pick to head up the education department, along with a few others, also go through hearings on Tuesday. Tom Daschle had his turn yesterday.
Here are the upcoming scheduled hearings from the U.S. Senate Website:
9:30 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hilda L. Solis, to be Secretary of Labor.
SD-430
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009
9:00 am
Budget
Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of Massachusetts, to be Director, and Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director, both of the Office of Management and Budget.
SD-608
9:30 am
Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State.
SH-216
10:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the nomination of Shaun Donovan, of New York, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
SD-538
10:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nomination of Steven Chu, to be Secretary of Energy.
SD-366
10:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine the nomination of Arne Duncan to be Secretary of Education.
SD-430
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
10:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
SD-G50
10:00 am
Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine the nominations of Lisa P. Jackson, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Nancy Helen Sutley, to be Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality.
SD-406
10:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
SD-430
10:00 am
Veterans' Affairs
Hearings to examine the nomination of Eric Shinseki, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SD-106
2:00 pm
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of Massachusetts, to be Director, and Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director, both of the Office of Management and Budget.
SD-342
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
9:30 am
Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nominations of William J. Lynn III, to be Deputy Secretary, Robert F. Hale, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Michele Flournoy, to be Under Secretary for Policy, and Jeh Charles Johnson, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Defense.
SD-106
9:30 am
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nomination of Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior.
SD-366
9:30 am
Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State; to be followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to be Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations.
SH-216
9:30 am
Judiciary
Hearings to examine the nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be Attorney General of the United States.
SR-325
10:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Mary Schapiro, of New York, to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christina Romer, of California, to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan Goolsbee, of Illinois, and Cecilia Rouse, of New Jersey, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Daniel Tarullo, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SD-538
10:00 am
Budget
Hearings to examine the debt outlook and its implications for policy.
SD-608
10:00 am
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nomination of Janet A. Napolitano, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
SD-342
10:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine investing in health information technology (IT), focusing on stimulus for a healthier America.
SD-430
2:30 pm
Indian Affairs
Hearings to examine job creation and economic stimulus in Indian country.
SD-628
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
9:30 am
Armed Services
Hearings to examine challenges facing the Department of Defense.
