Heffelfinger, Native Americans, and Voting Rights
I haven't read all the coverage on Goodling's confirmation of the reason behind Thomas Heffelfinger's appearance on the firing list. But I've read a lot, and I'm really amazed by the coverage of the interchange. Goodling's response to Ellison's question about the reasons for Heffelfinger's appearance on the list, Goodling said:
GOODLING:There were some concerns that he spent an extraordinary amountof time as the leader of the Native American Subcommittee of the
Shorter Henry: Nice Try, Brad Berenson
There has been a lot of discussion already about the Ralston news from today--that she asked for immunity so she could testify about Abramoff contacts with the White House. What seems to be missing from those stories is the takeaway: Henry Waxman's not giving Ralston immunity anytime soon.
Waxman provides a helpful map of what happened.
