Topic: Judd Gregg

Republican Senator Judd Gregg said Thursday he had withdrawn from consideration for US commerce secretary less than two weeks after being tapped by President Barack Obama for the job.Gregg said he was pulling his nomination because of " irresolvable conflicts," citing the ...

Republican rejects US commerce secretary job

In another blow to President Barack Obama's fledgling cabinet line-up, Republican Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary on Thursday citing " "Gregg's surprise announcement came just two weeks after Democrat Obama invited him to be the third Republican in ...
Statement from Gregg on withdrawal of nomination as Commerce secretaryHere is the statement from Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., on his decision Thursday to withdraw his nomination as Commerce secretary: ____"I want to thank the president for nominating me to serve in his ...
Republican Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination as Commerce secretary on Thursday in an embarrassing setback to President Barack Obama's efforts to bridge party differences in his fight against recession. Three weeks after being sworn in, Obama, who pledged to hit the ...
Obama taps Gregg to head Commerce; third Republican to join Democrat's CabinetIn the midst of promoting his $800 billion-plus economic proposal, President Barack Obama chose for his new commerce secretary a Republican senator with such a reputation for fiscal discipline that he ...
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on CBS's 'Face the Nation': * Says doubts that Democrats' economic stimulus bill can pass Senate in current form. . * Says stimulus bill 'needs to be targeted' to offer housing relief, drop wasteful spending. * Says ...
After House Republicans balked at supporting the $819 billion economic stimulus bill, a group of progressive political organizations is launching a campaign to pressure five Republican senators into backing the bill. The Campaign for Jobs and Economic Recovery -- an umbrella group ...
Bailout not yet making money, despite lawmakers' claimsTwo key Republican lawmakers say there's a powerful silver lining in the taxpayers' $700 billion bailout of the financial system: So even though their value has plummeted, they still show up on the plus side ...

TARP Turning a Profit

Believe it or not, Hank Paulson's TARP investment in banks is turning a profit: New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg estimated that the [TARP] program has had a gain of about $8 billion in the past three months. "The TARP, for all ...
Congressional panel hears of economic woes in Las Vegas, lack of help from bailoutNevada has quickly deteriorated from a boomtown to a place on the brink of economic disaster, and a federal bailout of financial institutions has done little to reverse the ...