Sentence examples for bipartisan confirmation from inspiring English sources

He was easily approved by two Senate committees and heading for bipartisan confirmation — until the South Carolina Republican obstructed.

WASHINGTON — President Obama introduced Elena Kagan, the nation's solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, as his nominee to the Supreme Court on Monday, praising her "fair-mindedness and skill as a consensus-builder," as he implored senators to conduct a bipartisan confirmation free of election-year politics.

Mr. Leahy sought more documents about the drones program, and Mr. Merkley said in a statement that as an "inside player in both administrations," Mr. Brennan is "not the right person" to make changes at the C.I.A. President Obama praised the "bipartisan confirmation" of Mr. Brennan in a statement.

Admiral Turner, who has endorsed the Democratic challenger, John Kerry, told the Associated Press: "This is the worst appointment that's ever been made to the office of director of central intelligence". Mr Kerry was more circumspect, calling for speedy and bipartisan confirmation hearings for Mr Goss.

Jay Bybee, President Bush's first OLC director, was confirmed without any opposing votes -- but no one would seriously judge his tenure according to that bipartisan confirmation, rather than his actual performance.

With the bipartisan confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Senate has recognized in John the qualities I value so much his determination to keep America safe, his commitment to working with Congress, his ability to build relationships with foreign partners, and his fidelity to the values that define us as a nation.

But surely Mr. Harkin can find a better way to make his point than by holding up a nominee who seemed on the brink of bipartisan Senate confirmation.

The main suspense now is over how bipartisan the confirmation will be when the Judiciary Committee takes its vote, expected next week, followed by the full Senate.

In a reasonable world, that should be enough to assure his confirmation with bipartisan enthusiasm.

As Obama observed more than once when announcing Garland's nomination, the judge's moderation earned him significant bipartisan support for his confirmation in the US Senate.

Even then, key Republicans — including Lamar Alexander (Tenn ., chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and Mitch McConnell (Ky ., the majority leader — voted in King's favor, giving his confirmation a bipartisan blessing.