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Bush Makes Dozen Recess Appointments
NewsMax.com Wires
Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush went around Congress on
Friday and installed 12 people to government panels after their
nominations stalled in the Senate.
The nominations had languished in the Senate for periods ranging
from six weeks to 22 months.
By approving them during the congressional recess, Bush bypassed
the Senate confirmation process. Such appointments are valid until
the next Congress takes office, in this case in January 2005.
The appointments are:
Albert Casey of Texas, to be a governor of the U.S. Postal
Service. Bush initially nominated Casey on March 4, 2002.
Bradley D. Belt of Washington, to be a member of the Social
Security Advisory Board. The president nominated Belt on Sept. 3,
2003.
Raymond Simon, the former director of the Arkansas Department
of Education, to be assistant secretary for elementary and
secondary education at the Education Department. Bush nominated
Simon on Sept. 22, 2003.
Gay Hart Gaines of Florida, to be a member of the board of
directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The president
nominated Gaines on Nov. 17, 2003. Gaines is a major donor to
Republican causes and candidates; she gave $1,000 to Bush's
presidential campaign in 2000 and again this year, and has given
tens of thousands more to Republican National Committee campaign
accounts.
Claudia Puig of Florida, to be a member of the board of
directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Bush first
nominated Puig on Jan. 9, 2003. Puig gave the maximum allowable
donation to Bush's re-election campaign this year.
Fayza Veronique Boulad Rodman of Washington, to be a Member of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The president nominated Rodman
on Oct. 24, 2003.
Cynthia Boich of California, to be a member of the board of
directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Bush nominated Boich on Sept. 23, 2003. She donated money to
one-time Bush presidential rivals John McCain and Bob Smith.
Dorothy A. Johnson of Michigan, to be a member of the board of
directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Bush nominated Johnson on Sept. 23, 2003.
Henry Lozano of California, to be a member of the board of
directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
The president nominated Lozano on Sept. 23, 2003.
Ronald E. Meisburg of Virginia, to be a member of the National
Labor Relations Board. Bush nominated Meisburg on Nov. 20, 2003.
Clark Kent Ervin of Texas, to be inspector general, Homeland
Security Department. The president nominated Ervin on Jan. 10,
2003, and he has served as interim inspector general.
Robert Lerner of Maryland, to be commissioner of education
statistics at the Education Department. The president nominated
Lerner on June 3, 2003.
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