Has Bush Kept Both Parties Happy with His Cabinet Nominations So Far?
Aired December 22, 2000 – 4:04 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JOIE CHEN, CNN ANCHOR: Some new names were added today to the emerging Bush administration, announced within the past half-hour — in fact, within the past few minutes: New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The Whitman nomination followed Bush’s announcement of a very staunch conservative to head the Department of Justice. We get latest now on the latest appointments from CNN senior White House correspondent John King. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SEN. JOHN ASHCROFT (R-MO), ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE: OK. JOHN KING, CNN SR. WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For John Ashcroft, it has been a year remember — to say the least. ASHCROFT: Thank you for helping us. KING: He considered running for president, then decided instead to seek reelection to the Senate. He will be remembered in history for losing to a dead man. Missouri Gove
