SUMMARY
Executive Business Meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee
January 30, 2001
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:30 p.m.
Attorney General of the United States
John D. Ashcroft, to be Attorney General of the United States.
[REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 10 YEAS, 8 NAYS]
II. Statements:
Senator Hatch
Statement of Senator Hatch
Senator Leahy
Opening Statement of Senator Leahy
Statement of Senator Leahy on the Nomination of John
Ashcroft
Senator Feingold
Statement of Senator Feingold
III. Attendance/Vote List:
ATTENDANCE LIST
226 Dirksen
DATE OF MARKUP: January 30, 2001
Time: 2:30 p.m.
TOPIC OF MARKUP: The nomination of John D. Ashcroft to be Attorney General of the United States.
| MEMBERS | PRESENT |
| Mr. Thurmond | X |
| Mr. Grassley | X |
| Mr. Mr. Specter | X |
| Mr. Kyl | X |
| Mr. DeWine | X |
| Mr. Sessions | X |
| Mr. Brownback | X |
| Mr. McConnell | X |
| Mr. Leahy | X |
| Mr. Kennedy | X |
| Mr. Biden | X |
| Mr. Kohl | X |
| Mrs. Feinstein | X |
| Mr. Feingold | X |
| Mr. Schumer | X |
| Mr. Durbin | X |
| Ms. Cantwell | X |
| Mr. Hatch, Chairman | X |
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
DATE: January 30, 2001
VOTE ON: The nomination of John D. Ashcroft to be Attorney General
of the United States
Reported favorably by a vote of 10 yeas, 8 nays.
| YEAS | NAYS | |
| X | Mr. Thurmond | |
| X | Mr. Grassley | |
| P | Mr. Specter | |
| X | Mr. Kyl | |
| X | Mr. DeWine | |
| X | Mr.Sessions | |
| X | Mr. Brownback | |
| X | Mr. McConnell | |
| X | Mr. Leahy | |
| X | Mr. Kennedy | |
| P | Mr. Biden | |
| X | Mr. Kohl | |
| P | Mrs. Feinstein | |
| X | Mr. Feingold | |
| X | Mr. Schumer | |
| X | Mr. Durbin | |
| X | Ms. Cantwell | |
| X | Mr. Chairman | |
| 10 | 8 | TOTAL |