Senate Vote on Chertoff Nomination Possible Today

The U.S. Senate could vote today on Michael Chertoff’s appointment as U.S. homeland security secretary, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 2).

The committee yesterday voted 14-0 to support Chertoff’s nomination, with Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) voting only present, the Associated Press reported (Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 8).

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