| Our ongoing look of the status of Obama's "stalled" nominees. Well, with the withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination, we've renamed our post the Hilda Solis Watch, as she is now the cabinet nominee who has gone the longest without being confirmed: The confirmation process for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis is expected to move ahead this week after a delay prompted by Republicans who wanted time to review her responses to written questions.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is set to vote on Solis' nomination as early as Wednesday, and a full Senate vote is expected soon after, said Anthony Coley, a spokesman for committee Chairman Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Kennedy has been working with Republicans on the panel and "he's pleased her nomination is moving forward," Coley said. -MSNBC With the announcement of hearings for Tom Perrelli and Elena Kagan, we now have 13 nominees who are in limbo for no apparent reason: Karen Mills, John Holdren, Jeanne Lambrew, Dawn Johnsen, Gary Gensler, Ron Kirk, William Corr, Rand Beers, David Kris, Tony West, Lanny Breuer, Christine Varney, Jane Holl Lute. Presidential Appointmentment List - Senate Confirmation Required
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