Less than three weeks after winning committee approval, the Council, as expected, approved the plan by a 45-to-3 vote.
Then, in January of 2001, after President Bush nominated him as Attorney General, Ashcroft had testified in his own contentious confirmation hearing — and won committee approval by a margin of ten to eight.
Senator Tom Kean Jr., the lead Republican sponsor of the bill that won committee approval today, said the McGreevey administration and Assembly leaders had shown little interest in producing pay-to-play legislation.
Queens, whose support of Mr. Miller was seen as critical, appears to have won committee chairmanships for all of its Democratic freshmen, including the two of the most powerful, Finance and Land Use, for David I. Weprin and Melinda Katz, respectively.
"Families split apart in the clamor to win a committee position," Time reported.
As a result, Mr. Benjamin was able to win the committee's support on Saturday with the help of new members.
But the even-tempered, bookish Mr. Lew parried the blows and appeared likely to win the committee's approval and Senate confirmation".
But now the zoning change must also win township committee approval, and plans for a sewage connection have been the stumbling block so far.
By mentioning the size of China's youngest generation, she also intends to send the I.O.C. another message: giving the Games to Beijing will win the committee the allegiance of a huge constituency, as well as a huge market.
