Posted on 09/22/2009 2:47:05 AM PDT by gusopol3
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley has blocked the ambassadorial nomination of Alan Solomont, currently chairman of the board of the government agency that oversees AmeriCorps, in retaliation for what Grassley says is the administration's stonewalling of Congress over documents relating to the firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Specifically, Grassley has sought, and been denied, information relating to the White House's role in the decision to fire Walpin.
Solomont, a major Democratic donor, is chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which includes AmeriCorps. His term ends in October, and President Obama has nominated him to be U.S. ambassador to Spain. The nomination was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week and now moves to the Senate floor -- except that Grassley has placed a hold on it, meaning it will go nowhere until the senator's objections are resolved.
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We cannot let the Walpin matter die. Too much shady business in Washington now just disappears with time, leaving the perpetrators to get off scott free.
excellent - Grassley has been doing good lately.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who yesterday expressed concern that by not giving Congress 30 days notice before terminating Walpin the President was not abiding by a law she wrote and he cosponsored, (June 17 http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/grassley-demands-more-answers-about-ig-walpins-firing-mccaskill-seems-more-sated.html)
What a hypocrite.
way to go Grassley!
I was wondering what ever happend to this story.
Let’s hope the Repubs grow a pair and push this investigation.
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