huffingtonpost.com - 2/4/2009
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Senator Judd Gregg, nominated to head the Commerce Department in the Obama White House, delivered a double blow to the prospects of a stimulus bill passing the Senate when he let it be known on Wednesday that he generally supported the measure but would not vote on its passage.
"I have ...
cqpolitics.com - 2/5/2009
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cqpolitics.com —
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – EXECUTIVE BRANCH Feb.
5, 2009 – 5:54 a.m. White House to Bypass...
Commerce on Census By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff The director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House and not the secretary of Commerce, ...
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White House to Bypass Commerce on Census
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
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Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), the president's pick for
Commerce Secretary, just revealed during an interview with CNBC...
that he would recuse himself from congressional votes while his nomination is being considered by his former Senate colleagues. It ...
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Gregg Recuses Himself From Voting on Stimulus
usnews.com - 2/3/2009
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usnews.com —
Michael Barone , Thomas Jefferson Street blog Others
have written on the Gregg appointment. I want to...
make one observation: the Commerce Department includes the Bureau of the Census. Ten years ago the Clinton administration attempted to use sampling ...
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Judd Gregg at Commerce Could Keep Democrats From ...
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Gregg to "recuse" himself from voting on stimulus bill
Corrente —
Another breathtakingly Machiavellian move from Obama.
Senate Passes The Jobs Bill Too-- But No More Republicans Were Willing To Put America First
DownWithTyranny! —
... Specter, "one of my colleagues said, 'Arlen, I'm proud of you.' I said, 'Are you going to vote with me?' And he said, 'No, I might have a primary.' And I said, 'Well, you know very well I'm going to have a primary.' ...I think there are a lot of people in the Republican caucus [a sizeable number] who are glad to see this action taken without their fingerprints, without their participation." As for that corrupt little dipshit from New Hampshire: Judd Gregg last week when he though he was going to have a career in politics "We need a ...
Former Commerce Secy. Nominee Gregg Votes Against Stimulus
Crooks and Liars —
(h/t The Political Base)
Gregg last week:
"We need a robust one," he added. "I think the one that's pending is in the range we need. I do believe it's a good idea to do it at two levels, which this bill basically does, which is immediate stimulus and long-term initiatives which actually improve our competitiveness and our productivity."
Gregg today:
Republican Sen. Judd Gregg is putting a final exclamation point on his withdrawal as Barack Obama's designee for Commerce ...
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The Potential Beholdenness of Judd Gregg
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/2/2009 — Sen. Judd Gregg's (R-NH) possible nomination as Commerce Secretary this week is looking like less of an outright victory for Democrats than originally perceived, with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signaling that New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) would ...
The Burris Trap —
Firedoglake
Trapped!
D-Day has a suggestion on how to remove one less Republican ego from the stimulus bill equation:
[T]he Senate can help themselves by immediately confirming Judd Gregg for Commerce Secretary. Gregg is now recusing himself from all recovery package votes, which is the same as a ...
More on Judd Gregg —
Booman Tribune
I'm not a big fan of making Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) the next Secretary of Commerce. But it's tiresome to hear blogger after blogger after blogger criticize the decision because Gregg is recusing himself from voting on the stimulus. Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Ken Salazar, and Hilda Solis all ...
Gregg to skip stimulus vote —
Political Animal
GREGG TO SKIP STIMULUS VOTE.... In this case, not voting is practically the same as voting against. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), the president's pick for Commerce Secretary, just revealed during an interview with CNBC that he would recuse himself from...
Gregg Supports Stimulus; Pledges to Stick to Principles —
News
Commerce Secretary-designate Judd Gregg pledged that he will stick to his fiscally conservative principles upon joining the Obama administration, but indicated that he will push fellow lawmakers to support the $825 billion stimulus package favored by Obama and congressional Democrats.
"I’ve been ...
Gregg reminds us of the Myth of 60 —
Daily Kos
The first Senate voting on the stimulus package is underway, and it serves as a reminder of how tenuous a 60 seat majority, even if we had one, would really be. It's the Myth of 60 -- that merely holding 60 seats does not mean we have a "filibuster-proof" majority. And I bring that up again in ...
Obama Pushes Harder on the Stimulus —
Political Punch
Releases a letter from 19 governors urging the bill's passage; and tells Democratic leaders to adopt more GOP measures in the stimulus package. And names Sen. Judd Gregg, R-NH, to be his Commerce Secretary. Our GMA report can be seen...
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