Neither of these moves makes alot of people happy....but, which do you feel is more rediculous?
"Bush Expected To Nominate Industry Lobbyist To Head CPSC
President Bush is expected to nominate the chief lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers, Michael Baroody, to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC has left semi-neutered status, opting for the full procedure. ConsumerAffairs.com writes:
The President plans to install Baroody over President's Day weekend as a recess appointment. The recess appointment, which is usually reserved at the end of a session or during the Senate's summer recess, will be effective until the adjournment of the 110th Congress in 2008. After that, if the Senate doesn't confirm the nominee, the position again becomes vacant."
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GOP Objects to Jefferson Appointment
GOP Objects to Pelosi Choice of Jefferson for Slot on Homeland Security Panel
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By DEVLIN BARRETT
WASHINGTON Feb 16, 2007 (AP)— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who stripped embattled Rep. William Jefferson of his seat on a powerful tax committee last year, has decided to put him on the Homeland Security panel, infuriating some Republicans who charge he may be a security risk.
Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, was kicked off the Ways and Means Committee amid a federal bribery probe, yet still won re-election to a ninth term.
Pelosi is giving him a seat on the panel after Jefferson was outspoken in his criticism of the homeland security agencies that responded to Hurricane Katrina. His appointment must still be formally approved by the rest of the House Democrats.
"Bush Expected To Nominate Industry Lobbyist To Head CPSC
- "Because of Baroody's Republican ties and history of opposing strong safety regulation, his appointment is unlikely to be popular with the Democratic-controlled Congress."
The President plans to install Baroody over President's Day weekend as a recess appointment. The recess appointment, which is usually reserved at the end of a session or during the Senate's summer recess, will be effective until the adjournment of the 110th Congress in 2008. After that, if the Senate doesn't confirm the nominee, the position again becomes vacant."
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GOP Objects to Jefferson Appointment
GOP Objects to Pelosi Choice of Jefferson for Slot on Homeland Security Panel
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By DEVLIN BARRETT
WASHINGTON Feb 16, 2007 (AP)— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who stripped embattled Rep. William Jefferson of his seat on a powerful tax committee last year, has decided to put him on the Homeland Security panel, infuriating some Republicans who charge he may be a security risk.
Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, was kicked off the Ways and Means Committee amid a federal bribery probe, yet still won re-election to a ninth term.
Pelosi is giving him a seat on the panel after Jefferson was outspoken in his criticism of the homeland security agencies that responded to Hurricane Katrina. His appointment must still be formally approved by the rest of the House Democrats.
