We haven’t been following Kathleen’s Sebelius’ confirmation fight as closely as we have those of some other Obama nominees because, initially, she seemed like a shoe-in. The Senate Finance Committee advanced her nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services by a wide margin just last week. But in the wake of some complaints from anti-abortion groups–including about her April 23 decision to veto the latest in a series of efforts by the Kansas legislature to limit late term abortions–she’ll now be subjected to a cloture vote (or, if you don’t speak Congress-ese, a filibuster).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=143399