"And he said to me that he found them 'disheartening' and 'demoralizing' — his words". Ron Bonjean, a member of the group guiding Gorsuch through the confirmation process, confirmed the account at the time.
The relative ease with which Kagan appears to be moving through the confirmation process also indicates that something is changing within the Republican Party as well.
DeVos is an unusually polarizing nominee for education secretary; most of her recent predecessors have sailed through the confirmation process, winning Senate approval on voice votes.
The governor said that Ms. Dow should "clearly sail through the confirmation" for the judgeship because state lawmakers have already confirmed her as attorney general and, previously, as Essex County prosecutor.
One thing that may help Sotomayor make it through the confirmation process is the fact that she's already been confirmed as a federal judge.
The optimum combinations achieved form all methods were verified through the confirmation tests.
For instance, Spears seems to predict that Roberts will move smoothly through the confirmation process.
While the impact of other support factors was mediated through the confirmation process.
When Obama nominated Brennan as C.I.A. director, in January, 2013, Brennan made his way dexterously through the confirmation process.
The Post and Partnership for Public Service are tracking more than 500 key executive branch nominations through the confirmation process.
