Alito Nomination Hearings
Participating by video feed from Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Mr. Kane was interviewed about the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, …
37 viewsParticipating by video feed from Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Mr. Kane was interviewed about the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, …
37 viewsParticipating by telephone, Mr. Kane spoke about the defense appropriations bill. He discussed the Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve oil drilling provision. Mr. Kane also talked about debate…
80 viewsParticipating by telephone, Mr. Kane spoke about the closed Senate session. He said that the Senate did not technically go into a closed session since staffers were not required to sign oath…
62 viewsMr. Kane discussed how Senators Specter, Warner, and Collins could tip the balance in a vote to confirm John Bolton as United Nations ambassador by the Senate.
69 viewsMr. Kane discussed the judicial nomination process and Senator Frist’s attempts to get the nominations moved out to the full Senate for consideration. Senators McCain and Ben Nelson were att…
40 viewsMr. Kane discussed the conflict over judicial nominees in the Senate, as well as appropriations in the House. A minor incident occurred when it was found that Congressman Jerry Weller had pr…
31 viewsRoll Call reporter Paul Kane discussed the political infighting in the Senate, and with the judicial nominations debate coming to a head, both parties were taking personal shots at each othe…
24 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments. Paul Kane of Roll Call reported by telephone from his newsroom about the prospects of a filibuster of judicial nominations and what would …
75 viewsThe panelists examined the role of Congress and its relationship with the media in the second of a two-part series co-sponsored with the Center on Congress. Topics included news as entertain…
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