Senator Charles Grassley says he will publically hold up nominees until he gets the answers he wants.
As the Walpin revelations continue, it appears some Republicans are ready to act. This week, Sen. Charles Grassley, a longtime champion of inspectors general, expressed frustration with his inability to get much information out of the Justice Department. (Grassley has sent many requests to the department, one of them for more information about the AmeriCorps affair.)
“I’ve learned that holding up nominees for an executive branch agency is an effective tool to get answers,” Grassley said. “So, until we start getting answers to these outstanding requests, I’m noticing my intention to hold certain Justice Department nominees.”
In the past, you’ve probably heard about secret holds in the Senate, in which a single senator hides behind the rules to block a nomination while remaining anonymous. Grassley wouldn’t do that. Fastidious about keeping the public informed on what he’s doing, if Grassley tries to stop a nominee, he’ll do it out in the open, by name, and he’ll tell the White House exactly why he’s doing it. And he’ll keep doing it until he gets what he wants.
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This post was written by bobsikes on June 19, 2009
