G-Man
Membership Revoked
guess none of these folks have worried about paying their taxes.....
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee on Thursday abruptly postponed a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's labor secretary nominee following a news report that her husband may have tax problems.
A joint statement from the Senate Labor Committee's Democratic chairman and its top Republican made no mention of the report in the USA Today newspaper.
But they said the indefinite delay was to "allow members additional time to review documentation submitted in support" of the nominee, Democratic Representative Hilda Solis of California.
This week has already seen two of Obama's high profile nominees withdraw from consideration due to tax issues -- Tom Daschle, who Obama had picked to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and Nancy Killefer, Obama's choice to oversee budget and spending reform.
Timothy Geithner survived questions about his late payment of taxes to be confirmed by a divided Democratic-led Senate as Treasury Secretary.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he did not believe there were any major problems with Solis.
"We reviewed her tax returns and her tax returns are in order," Gibbs said. "She's not a partner in that business, so we're not going to penalize her for her husband's business mistakes."
In their joint statement, committee Chairman Ted Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, and the panel's top Republican, Michael Enzi of Wyoming, indicated Solis might survive the vote.
"Members on both sides of the aisle remain committed to giving her nomination the fair and thorough consideration that she deserves," they wrote. "We will continue to work together to move this nomination forward as soon as possible."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee on Thursday abruptly postponed a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's labor secretary nominee following a news report that her husband may have tax problems.
A joint statement from the Senate Labor Committee's Democratic chairman and its top Republican made no mention of the report in the USA Today newspaper.
But they said the indefinite delay was to "allow members additional time to review documentation submitted in support" of the nominee, Democratic Representative Hilda Solis of California.
This week has already seen two of Obama's high profile nominees withdraw from consideration due to tax issues -- Tom Daschle, who Obama had picked to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and Nancy Killefer, Obama's choice to oversee budget and spending reform.
Timothy Geithner survived questions about his late payment of taxes to be confirmed by a divided Democratic-led Senate as Treasury Secretary.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he did not believe there were any major problems with Solis.
"We reviewed her tax returns and her tax returns are in order," Gibbs said. "She's not a partner in that business, so we're not going to penalize her for her husband's business mistakes."
In their joint statement, committee Chairman Ted Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, and the panel's top Republican, Michael Enzi of Wyoming, indicated Solis might survive the vote.
"Members on both sides of the aisle remain committed to giving her nomination the fair and thorough consideration that she deserves," they wrote. "We will continue to work together to move this nomination forward as soon as possible."