Gonzales Appropriations Committee Hearing Postponed (April 12 hearing)

[sabra]

Source: Fox News (sorry)

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' April 12 appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee has been postponed. Gonzales is still slated to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee over his role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys but will not be available to senators at a hearing before then.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee, said, "It would be very difficult in this environment to give the Department's budget request the attention it deserves until the Senate has examined the Department's leadership failures."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264371,00.html

[maddezmom]

1. kick

make him sweat :D

[Joanne98]

2. Democrats Delay Gonzales Testimony

Source: AP

Democrats Delay Gonzales Testimony

By LARA JAKES JORDAN
The Associated Press
Thursday, April 5, 2007; 7:19 PM

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats postponed on Thursday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' first chance to testify in his own defense over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

The decision to shelve next week's Senate Appropriations hearing frustrated the White House, which wants Gonzales to quickly give lawmakers his side of the story amid calls for his resignation.

But Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md, said the political firestorm should be resolved before Gonzales talks about the Justice Department's spending plan for next year.

"It would be very difficult in this environment to give the department's budget request the attention it deserves until the Senate has examined the department's leadership failures," said Mikulski, who heads the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that had planned to hear from Gonzales on April 12.




Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/05/AR2007040501772.html

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Poor Gonzo.. Nobody wants to hear him talk! YET! Let's wait until those TYC kids have a chance to say something!

[Solly Mack]

3. The April 17th date for the Judiciary Committee is still a go

but he won't get to warm up on the 12th now.

lolololololol

http://p246.news.mud.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fired_prosecutors

[Gman]

5. That's the big one

[MO_Dem]

7. Wouldn't it be a hoot if

Sen. Leahy decided to postpone Gonzo's April 17th appearance too? Like maybe a couple weeks or so. Considering as how the White House has been wanting that testimony moved up sooner. And considering how much Boosh enjoys "in your face" tactics.

[Solly Mack]

8. if postponing puts more pressure on the WH, postpone away

[rodeodance]

4. " leadership failures" LOVE IT!!

[whistle]

6. Exactly, the Bush Administration wants things to appear as business as usual

....Well bullshit! Gonzales needs to first explain his perjury and firings or resign now

[struggle4progress]

9. Justice Department refuses to release documents on U.S. attorneys

Gonzales appearance at budget hearing is postponed until prosecutor issue is settled.

THE WASHINGTON POST
Friday, April 06, 2007

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is refusing to release hundreds of pages of additional documents related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, setting up a fresh clash with Capitol Hill in a controversy that continues to threaten Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' hold on his position.

The Senate Judiciary Committee, whose investigators have been allowed to view, but not obtain copies of, the records in question, is preparing subpoenas for those papers as well as for all e-mail or documents from the Justice Department and the White House connected to the dismissals of the prosecutors ...

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/04/06/6gonzales.html