Sentence examples for a tough confirmation from inspiring English sources
And the governor would face a tough confirmation fight should he be nominated for a post such as attorney general.
Mr Goss, who is currently chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is likely to face a tough confirmation hearing from Democrats in the Senate.See articlePete Coors won the Republican primary election for an open Senate seat in Colorado.
Anti-immigration Senator Jeff Sessions could face a tough confirmation.
It's going to be a tough confirmation battle with well-funded outside groups spending heavily, but Democrats don't have much of a chance of stopping the confirmation and are therefore looking at a grim future.
Meanwhile, Sessions has been unable to shake off allegations of racism, which cost him a federal judgeship 30 years ago, making him a controversial pick for attorney general with a tough confirmation ahead.
Some of Hagel's former Republican colleagues have signaled that a tough confirmation process is ahead, citing concerns over his criticism of the Iraq War, his support for talks with Iran, and his stance on Israel.
Democratic leadership in the Senate have warned Obama that a Summers nomination will result in a "very tough" confirmation fight, according to a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the effort.
Whoever he chooses will face tough confirmation hearings in a Democratic-controlled Congress that has already feasted on Mr Gonzales's flesh and will then have barely a year to rebuild a dysfunctional department.Mr Gonzales's departure marks the end of a strange era in Washington politics: the Texas Raj.
Mr. Corzine's links to both Goldman and the troubled finances of New Jersey, where he was most recently governor, could make for a tough Senate confirmation.
Rice is a long-time confidante of the president, but picking her would lead to a tough Senate confirmation battle over her comments in the wake of the killing of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
"Tim can't/isn't directly engaging with 3rd parties — tough confirmation hearings et al coming," Mr. Price wrote from a conversation he had with Kevin Warsh, a Federal Reserve governor.
