Senate committee to vote on Sebelius’ nomination Tuesday

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to be confirmed as the next health secretary despite heavy opposition from anti-abortion groups and a powerful Republican senator.The next step is Tuesday when the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to send Sebelius’ nomination before the full Senate. CQ Politics reports that ranking Republican Chuck Grassley is making noise about Sebelius understating her campaign donations from Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller. Doesn’t sound like Sebelius has lost the support of Kansas U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback.

Brownback told the Associated Press at

an anti-tax rally in Wichita earlier this week that he isn’t backing

away from his endorsement. Later, in Topeka, Brownback said that

Sebelius told him she made an error in not listing contributions to her

PAC and said “it’s very troubling.”

If you haven’t read Pitch editor C.J. Janovy’s feature on Sebelius’ attempts at health-care reform in Kansas, read it now.