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Gonzales approved by Senate Judiciary panel, Rice confirmed

January 26, 2005 Over unanimous Democratic opposition, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to be attorney general. The 10-8, party-line vote followed two hours of debate dominated by Democrats, each of whom argued at length that Gonzales cannot be trusted to hold his old ...

Panel backs new Bureau of Indian Affairs unit to improve prisons

November 18, 2004 Without debate, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee Wednesday approved a bill intended to improve unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the nation's 74 detention centers for American Indians. The bill (S. 2734) was adopted by a voice vote before a committee hearing on another subject. Retiring Chairman Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., ...

Lawmakers rip idea of standing homeland security committee

June 18, 2004 Ask congressional committee chairmen whether they would be willing to give up some of their jurisdiction -- even in the cause of fighting terrorism -- and all their responses will be the same: No way! That was the message Thursday when six House committee chairmen and three ranking members appeared ...