This went out from the RNC late yesterday:

DEMOCRATS OBSTRUCT THE NOMINATION OF JULIE MYERS
· President Bush Has Nominated Julie Myers To Be The Next Assistant Secretary Of Homeland Security In Charge Of The Bureau Of Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE).
· Myers Has Been Confirmed Before By The Senate Before And Is Extremely Well Qualified.
· Myers Is A Former United States District Attorney, A Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, A Former Assistant Secretary, And Was A Chief Of Staff At The Department Of Justice.
· Sadly, Senate Democrats Have Chosen To, Yet Again, Obstruct One Of The President’s Nominees
Julie Myers Is Well Qualified For The Job And Has Previously Received Senate Confirmation:
“Julie L. Myers Was Nominated By President Bush On June 26, 2003, And Confirmed By The Senate On October 17, 2003, To Serve As The Assistant Secretary For Export Enforcement At The Department Of Commerce.” (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
· “Myers [Worked] As Assistant Secretary For Export Enforcement At Commerce, Where She Said She Supervised 170 Employees And A $25 Million Budget.” (Dan Eggen and Spencer S. Hsu, “Immigration Nominee’s Credentials Questioned,” The Washington Post, 9/20/05)
· “Myers [Was] Responsible For Developing And Coordinating The Department’s Efforts To Prevent, And Where Necessary, Sanction Violations Of U.S. Dual-Use Export Control Laws And The Antiboycott Provisions Of The Export Administration Act.” (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
· “[Myers] Manage[d] Commerce Special Agents Who Work[ed] At Eight Field Offices In The United States, And Overs[aw] Export Enforcement’s International Attaché Program.” (U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
· “Myers Also Provide[d] Policy Guidance On Issues Relating To Export Controls, National Security And Nonproliferation.” (U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
“Prior To Joining The Department Of Commerce, Ms. Myers Served As The Chief Of Staff Of The Criminal Division For Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff At The Department Of Justice.” (U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
“Before That, She Served As The Deputy Assistant Secretary For Money Laundering And Financial Crimes At The Department Of Treasury.” (U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
“She Also Worked As An Assistant United States Attorney In The Eastern District Of New York And As An Associate Independent Counsel In The Office Of Independent Counsel For Kenneth W. Starr.” (U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
“Ms. Myers Was As An Associate In The Litigation Section Of Mayer, Brown & Platt. Immediately After Law School, She Served As A Law Clerk To Judge C. Arlen Beam For The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit.” (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
“[Myers] Received Her B.A. From Baylor University In Texas And Her Law Degree From Cornell Law School.” (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau Of Industry And Security Website, www.bxa.doc.gov, Accessed 9/22/05)
Despite Her Qualifications Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Has Added Myers To His Long List Of Nominees To Obstruct:
“[D]emocratic Senator [Carl Levin] Threatened Tuesday To Block Approval Of A Homeland Security Department Nominee Until He Receives A Secret FBI Memo About Terror Suspect Interrogations That He’s Been Seeking For Months.” (Lara Jakes Jordan, “Levin Threatens To Block Homeland Nominee,” The Associated Press, 9/20/05)
· “Asked If He Planned To Use Legislative Delaying Tactics Against Myers Nomination, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Said: ‘Oh Yeah. If We Don’t Get The Documents, Sure.’” (Lara Jakes Jordan, “Levin Threatens To Block Homeland Nominee,” The Associated Press, 9/20/05)
“[Previously] Levin … Put [A] Hold — An Arcane Parliamentary Procedure Through Which A Single Senator Can Stall Any Nomination – [On] Three Nominees: Ben Powell, Tapped To Be The General Counsel In The Office Of The New Director Of National Intelligence; Alice Fisher, Awaiting Confirmation As Head Of The Justice Department’s Criminal Division; And Eric Edelman, A Career Diplomat Whose Nomination As Undersecretary Of Defense For Policy Has Been Pending Since May.” (Shaun Waterman, “Dem Blocks Bush Nominees For Documents ” UPI, 8/9/05)
· “[Eric] Edelman Was Nominated To That Post Last March, But His Appointment Was Blocked By Senator Carl Levin Of Michigan, The Ranking Democrat On The Senate Armed Services Committee, As Part Of A Dispute Unrelated To Mr. Edelman Over The Release Of Iraq-Related Documents That Mr. Levin Had Sought.” (Leslie Wayne, “Waiting Out Logjam Of Nominees At Pentagon,” The New York Times, 8/12/05)
Praise For Myers:
Secretary Of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff: Harry, This Is A Superbly Qualified Former Prosecutor, Someone Who Has Been Involved With Law Enforcement From Virtually Every Side Of The Issue. … I Don’t Think You Could Find Many People With The Range Of Experience And Qualifications That She Has To Address The Precise Kinds Of Questions That Come Up In The Customs And Enforcement–And Immigration Enforcement Area. (CBS’ “The Early Show,” 9/21/05)
Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) “[C]alled [Myers] ‘A Very Able Person Who Is Extremely Well-Qualified. She Has Proven Herself More Than Capable In Previous Positions Within The Federal Government And Has Great Potential.’” (Matt Stearns, “Katrina’s Fallout Imperils Kansan’s Chance At Key Job,” The Kansas City Star, 9/22/05)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS): “Who Can Forget The Legends Of Wyatt Earp And Bat Masterson? … Their Efforts Helped Clean Up My Hometown Of Dodge City. I Knew Wyatt Earp And Bat Masterson, And Julie Could Ride Shotgun With Them Anytime.” (Matt Stearns, “Katrina’s Fallout Imperils Kansan’s Chance At Key Job,” The Kansas City Star, 9/22/05)
“[J]im Pasco, Executive Director Of The Fraternal Order Of Police, Which Represents Several Thousand ICE Employees, Lauded Myers’s Government Experience.” (Dan Eggen and Spencer S. Hsu, “Immigration Nominee’s Credentials Questioned,” The Washington Post, 9/20/05)
· “That Organization . . . Is On Some Days Almost Dysfunctional … I Think Julie May Be Just The Person To Pull People And Functions Together To Get Them Working Right For A Change.” (Dan Eggen and Spencer S. Hsu, “Immigration Nominee’s Credentials Questioned,” The Washington Post, 9/20/05)
Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order Of Police: “As An Administrator, Her Job Is To Locate The People Within The Agency That Have The Expertises [Sic] That She Needs, The Career Individuals That Have Worked In Those Areas. I Think Her Management Skills Is What Sets Julie Aside And Ahead Of A Lot Of Other Candidates For That Job.” (CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” 9/20/05)
The Kansas City Star’s Matt Stearns: “Myers’ Resume Glistens Of Washington Gold — Ivy League Law School, Clerk For A Federal Appeals Court Judge, A Series Of High-Level Bush Administration Jobs.” (Matt Stearns, “Katrina’s Fallout Imperils Kansan’s Chance At Key Job,” The Kansas City Star, 9/22/05)

Here’s our position.