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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2001

Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday dropped their two-week filibuster of spending bills.

Republicans had been delaying action on the bills in order to speed up consideration of President Bush's judicial nominees. Of the more than 50 nominees to the federal bench, only 12 have been confirmed so far.

More confirmation hearings are scheduled this week and the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to approve more judges.

Yesterday, the full Senate unanimously approved Laurie Smith Camp for the federal bench in Nebraska, home to four tribes. She is the first female federal judge in the state.

The full Senate also unanimously approved Claire V. Eagan and James P. Payne as federal judges in Oklahoma.

Get the Story:
Senate GOP Ends Filibuster Over Judicial Nominations (The Washington Post 10/24)
Camp confirmed by Senate (The Lincoln Journal Star 10/24)

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