Attorney General designate Alberto
Gonzales will have to wait at least another week before getting a
Senate committee vote on his nomination to be the nation's top law
enforcement officer. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee
decided Wednesday to ask for a one-week hold on Gonzales' nomination.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said the committee should not vote on
Gonzales yet because the nominee has not yet answered all of the
Democrats' questions. Democrats have complained that Gonzales has been
evasive with his answers to their questions about White House policies
on the war on terror and they want him delayed until they are
satisfied. "If we are to meet our constitutional responsibility in the
confirmation process, we must insist that Mr. Gonzales provide
responsive answers to these fundamental questions," Kennedy said. "He
should not be listed on the agenda for a committee vote on his
nomination until he does so." The delay means that Senate Judiciary
chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., can call for a confirmation vote on
Gonzales at the next committee voting session, which will likely be
next week when the Senate returns from its January recess. [more]
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