Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  ICE pick's ability to do job doubted
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Container 
ContributorRP 
Last EditedRP  Sep 16, 2005 06:47pm
Logged 0
CategoryGeneral
News DateSaturday, September 17, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionJulie Myers was nominated by President Bush to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency that is charged with hunting down money launderers, sanctions busters and human traffickers and that is the sole enforcer of U.S. immigration laws.

Yesterday, she faced a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

"I'm really concerned about your management experience," Sen. George V. Voinovich, Ohio Republican, told her, pointing out that ICE, with 20,000 employees, is the second-largest investigative agency in the federal government.

"I think that we ought to have a meeting with [Homeland Security Secretary] Mike Chertoff ... to ask him ... why he thinks you're qualified for the job," Mr. Voinovich said. "Because based on your resume, I don't think you are."
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION