Or fewer than four percent of the president s nominees have worked as lawyers at Public Interest or civil rights organizations. State and federal prosecutorss out number public defenders by more than 3 1. Only 11 has a fulltime academics. Of those who worked in private over seven and 10 were for Corporate Law firms. It is the aggregate, eight nomineese president s have been either Corporate Lawyers or prosecutors and in some cases both. Clearly, president obamas remarkable historic progress in advancing personal diversity has not yet been matched in the area of professional diversity but change may be coming. Before the rules changed, the rampant obstruction of judicial nominations i Senate Republicans had the effect of narrowing the field of potential candidates who could potentially expect to be confirmed. Crosseds hope, fingers that in those days are over. What ever constrains the president as senators and and even potential nominees themselves as a result of the debilitating effort
The story of catherine sibeliuss resignation is top of most news organizations news items. A wellregarded former governor of the state of kansas. She is leaving after months of intense criticism over the botched rollout in the fall of the insurance marketplace. Doing the firestorm, president obama made clear to his aides that he would not seek the resignation of the health secretary. Joining us to break this down is john sullivan. Thank you for being with us is morning. Guest thank you for having me. One of the things is interesting is this caught democrats on capitol hill by surprise. Obama kept within a closeknit circle. Republicans have been calling for her resignation for months waiting dating back to the troubled rollout of the healthcare law last fall, as you mentioned. It seemed like obama was going to stick with her. She has been around for just about five years. It is something that caught people outside of the immediate orbit of the white house by surprise. As we have seen fr
House lawmakers begin their twoweek holiday recess but not before owning yesterday to approve of the republican 2015 budget proposal. It balances the budget by making 5 trillion in spending cuts over the 10 years. Party lines. Along the senate is not expected to take up the measure. He said it does have a presession this afternoon at which point he reread will take up plans to judicial nominations. You can watch the senate today live at 4 00 eastern on cspan2. We will take you live to the white house this morning for a personnel announcement from president obama. Hes expected to announce that Sylvia Burwell will replace Kathleen Sebelius as health and Human Services secretary. For youhave that life at 11 00 eastern this morning and we will open up our phone lines to get your reaction afterward. And joe Michelle Obama biden host a white house event in support of military and veteran caregivers at the white house. Also participating, Elizabeth Dole and former first lady roslyn carter. Th
The dixon center, the National Alliance for caregiving, uso, atlas research, Family Caregiver alliance. This collaboration will provide thousands of caregivers with valuable training across the country. Targeting those who are not currently eligible for the program. Online sessions will be for available for those unable to make the live sessions do to their caregiving responsibilities at home. We have an organizational a Team Involved in this initiative. Addressing yet another finding, the u. S. Chamber of commerce and its foundation have made a significant commitment to military caregiver employment and work ways need. The organizations hiring the Heroes Program will leverage its experience to assist caregivers who need to find employment in order to support their family and to offset additional caregiving experience. It will introduce cared givers to a myriad of virtual tools and incorporate them into an innovative ritual job there program that will soon be unveiled. The current job
Machine, boots on the ground in key races and the Insurance Industry bthe establishment med us. Varney and company is about to begin. We watch retail very closely on this show especially brick and mortar, some of them in decline, some of them not. First office years, down to nearly 3 , big discounts not helping sales. Higher profits but more customers at dollar to 3. A bit dozy . A big beat for best buy and that stock is up 5 so it is a mixed bag for retailer, brick and mortar this morning. Check the big board this thursday morning, were 26 points, 16559. We are waiting for a chinese retailer called j. D. Com going public today, hasnt started trading, you will know when it does. You see that sign . The Treasury Department reveals the irs workers spent more than 500,000 hours on Union Activities last year. That cost taxpayers 23. 5 million. That cost taxpayers 23. 5 million. Monica crowley is here. You call the irs scandal, let me get the quote right, the worst scandal in u. S. History.