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Patrick Moynihan: “I wonder if I might ask our distinguished leader, he mentioned the Executive Calendar. The Finance Committee has held…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2000
I wonder if I might ask our distinguished leader, he mentioned the Executive Calendar. The Finance Committee has held hearings on six nominees, two tax court judges of some considerable salience, two public trustees of the Social Security trust funds. We have not been able to find a committee presence, a majority in which to report out the measure. We had hoped that possibly the committee might be discharged. These are persons of distinction who we all want to be in place. Will that be possible?
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the status of nominees before the Finance Committee.

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