Federal Judiciary

Specter, McConnell Send Letter

By Quin

Without comment, I post this letter, sent today:

April 29, 2008

The Honorable Harry Reid The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy

Majority Leader Chairman

United States Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary

S-221 Capitol Building 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Senators Reid and Leahy:

We write to express our serious concern regarding statements made by Chairman Leahy during last week?s Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting. In discussing Senator Reid?s April 15, 2008 commitment[1] to confirm three more circuit court nominations before the Memorial Day recess, Senator Specter asked Chairman Leahy to clarify whether he was saying he would not honor the commitment if the scheduling was not ?convenient for the two Michigan nominees.? In response, Chairman Leahy stated, ?I will do everything possible to get it [done] by Memorial Day, but if the White House slow walks [the Michigan nominees? paperwork], we probably won?t.?[2] (MORE)

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on April 29, 2008 (boomark / email).