Tag Archives: Confirmation

Efforts to Streamline the Conditional Payment Recovery Process Continue, Amidst Confirmation of Ramp up from the CRC

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two upcoming webinars, aimed at addressing payment functionalities within both the Medicare Secondary Payment Recovery Portal (MSPRP) and Commercial Repayment Center Portal.  These latest enhancements to the conditional payment … Continue reading

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What We Learned From William Barr’s Confirmation Hearing

Trump’s pick for attorney general signaled that his Justice Department will match the poor civil rights record of Jeff Sessions. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned William Barr, President Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, on his views on … Continue reading

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“Recalling Jerry Brown’s first Supreme Court choice as his final pick faces confirmation”

Kathleen A. Cairns writes for CALmatters about Governor Jerry Brown’s appointment of Rose Bird as Chief Justice more than 40 years ago and about the subsequent attacks on the “Bird court.” Related:  Video of judicial elections program available; The specter … Continue reading

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Evening round-up: Final day of Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee has concluded its hearing on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Today consisted of witness testimony; there were four panels and 28 total witnesses. Coverage of the day’s events comes from Jessica … Continue reading

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Banking Committee Republicans Cite Lack of CFPB Accountability in Senate Hearings on Director Confirmation

At the Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing for CFPB Director-designate Richard Cordray, Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala), referring to a May 2 letter sent by 44 Republican Senators to President Obama, said that the Committee should not consider any nominee … Continue reading

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