Sentence examples for appointees confirmation from inspiring English sources

Conkling opposed the appointees' confirmation when the Senate reconvened in February 1879, but Merritt was approved by a vote of 31 25, as was Burt by 31 19, giving Hayes his most significant civil service reform victory.

From big pieces of the agenda you voted for in droves, to minor appointee confirmations, to simple bills that would extend unemployment insurance to the many millions of you who have been without jobs for nearly two years of your lives.

Appointees require confirmation in the Senate, which cannot always be counted on.

Several of the most senior of the political appointees require confirmation by the Senate, and Mr. Holder was the first to be considered.

WASHINGTON — The Senate took the rare step of relinquishing power on Wednesday, easily passing a measure that would exempt about 170 executive branch appointees from confirmation in an effort to streamline a process that has increasingly tied up the Senate and become punishing for those tapped for administration jobs.

Senators are understandably reluctant to relinquish any of their advise-and-consent role, but the number of appointees requiring confirmation, now totaling 1,141, including judges, ambassadors and members of boards and commissions, has ballooned out of control and must be reduced.

Also the presidential appointment process would be changed to reduce the number of appointees subject to confirmation, identify a slate of critical nominees for expedited confirmation (to preserve continuity in government when Presidents change) and require an up or down vote within 90 days on presidential appointments.

None of the new appointees require Senate confirmation.

More than 1,500 presidential appointees require Senate confirmation.

Mr. Rizzi also represents prospective political appointees requiring Senate confirmation through the vetting process.

In addition to the White House contingency memorandums, the Department of Homeland Security said it had given crisis training to nearly 100 career officials who may fill in while Mr. Obama's appointees await Senate confirmation.