Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Schedule

After having the day off yesterday, the Senate committees holding hearings for Barack Obama's Cabinet selections and other administration officials resume today. Here's the latest schedule:

Tuesday, Jan. 13
Steven Chu, secretary of energy -- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hillary Clinton, secretary of state -- Foreign Relations Committee
Shaun Donovan, secretary of housing and urban development -- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Arne Duncan, secretary of education -- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Peter Orszag, budget director -- Budget Committee (also: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jan. 14)

Wednesday, Jan. 14
Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency administrator -- Environment and Public Works Committee
Ray LaHood, secretary of transportation -- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Eric Shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs -- Veterans Affairs Committee
Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture -- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

Thursday, Jan. 15
Timothy Geithner, secretary of the Treasury -- Finance Committee
Eric Holder, attorney general -- Judiciary Committee
Janet Napolitano, homeland security -- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Susan Rice, U.N. ambassador -- Foreign Relations Committee
Christina Romer, Council of Economic Advisers chair -- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Ken Salazar, secretary of interior -- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mary Schapiro, Securities and Exchange Commission chair -- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Last week, confirmation hearings for Tom Daschle, the health and human services secretary-designate, and Hilda Solis, the choice for labor secretary, were both held by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Jan. 8 and 9, respectively). The Senate Finance Committee must also hold hearings on Daschle's nomination.

Still to be scheduled: hearings for Ron Kirk (U.S. Trade Representative) in the Finance Committee.

And we're waiting for a commerce secretary nomination to replace the withdrawn Bill Richardson.

No confirmation hearings are required for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, since he is a carryover.

Note: This listing will be updated as necessary.

7:45 AM ET | 01-13-2009 | permalink

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