Committee delays vote on AG nominee (Dems with Spines!) [View All]

Committee delays vote on Attorney General nominee
Wednesday, January 19, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General designate Alberto Gonzales will have to wait at least another week before getting a Senate committee vote on his nomination to be the nation's top law enforcement officer.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee decided Wednesday to ask for a one-week hold on Gonzales' nomination.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, said the committee should not vote on Gonzales yet because the nominee has not yet answered all of the Democrats' questions.
Democrats have complained that Gonzales has been evasive with his answers to their questions about White House policies on the war on terror and they want him delayed until they are satisfied.
"If we are to meet our constitutional responsibility in the confirmation process, we must insist that Mr. Gonzales provide responsive answers to these fundamental questions," Kennedy said..
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