I agree that it is premature to take a position on Judge John G. Roberts's confirmation ("Scrutinizing John Roberts," editorial, July 20).
"As we are entering an era where relations with Muslim and minority communities in America are extremely sensitive, his record and his approach should be scrutinized during the confirmation hearing," Mr. Goyle said.
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, said on Friday that Democrats would rigorously scrutinize Mr. Barr during confirmation hearings on a range of issues, but he put a central focus on the Russia investigation.
At his confirmation hearings, senators should also scrutinize Mr. Donaldson's 11-month tenure at the helm of Aetna, the troubled health care company, in 2000-2001.
During his confirmation process, Mr. Mnuchin was scrutinized for failing to disclose the full scope of his financial assets.
Lawmakers are scrutinizing Ms. White ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing, raising questions about the former prosecutor's lack of regulatory experience and the challenge of policing Wall Street firms she recently defended in private practice.
Like I said, those of us who support out-of-sample minimum wage increases need to scrutinize the Seattle experience closely, and protect against confirmation bias.
"Because Mr. Whitaker has not undergone the process of Senate confirmation, there has been no mechanism for scrutinizing whether he has the character and ability to evenhandedly enforce the law in such a position of grave responsibility," Katyal and Conway wrote.
Lina Khan, a legal fellow at New America's Open Markets program, said she's "heartened by Democrats' seeming commitment to antitrust and recognition that anti-monopoly and competition policy are key areas for the party going forward". But she said the way Democrats scrutinize Delrahim's record and potential conflicts of interest at his confirmation vote will be a crucial proving ground.
Senate Democrats have said they plan to scrutinize the nominees, and in some cases to delay or even block their confirmations.
Nan Aron, director of the Alliance for Justice, a Washington liberal group that scrutinizes judicial nominees, said she had added several staff members for the expected confirmation battle and had compiled dossiers on about eight people she said she thought could be named by the White House.
