Lew confirmed as budget director

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Source: Associated Press

The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as director of the Office of Management and Budget after a Louisiana senator lifted a hold on his nomination.

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu had held up Lew's confirmation to protest the administration's six-month moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in the Gulf. She said Thursday that "notable progress has been made" in her talks with the Interior Department and noted some permits have been issued in recent weeks.

The nomination was confirmed by voice vote. Lew, a deputy secretary of state, served as budget director for almost three years at the end of the Clinton administration.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1310ap_us_congress_budget_director.html

[Tx4obama]

1. Obama talks and shit happens fast now!

From this afternoon:

Democrats hold ground at White House meeting

EXCERPT below

Obama, sitting in a chair in front of his desk, facing the legislative leaders arrayed on couches in front of him, opened by emphasizing the need for Democrats to act quickly in the lame duck on a wide array of unresolved issues — the tax cuts, the START treaty, and especially the stalled nomination of Office of Management and Budget Director appointee Jack Lew.

"We have to get Jack Lew through," an emphatic Obama told the group, which included Vice President Joe Biden, his interim Chief of Staff Pete Rouse and legislative affairs director Phil Schiliro.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45362.html#ixzz15h3EUFDC

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3. thank you for the link Tx4obama

:hi:
must have sent a message back with them to Landrieu

[Tx4obama]

4. You're welcome.

I read that link I posted for ya up above a couple of hours ago and then I saw your OP and I thought "wow that was damn fast!" LOL :)

p.s. Looks like the Lew vote will be the last vote until after Thanksgiving break.
Must be one reason they hurried up today.

From the Senate Calendar:
There will be no further roll call votes tonight. The next vote is expected to occur on Monday, November 29.
http://democrats.senate.gov/calendar/2010-11.html

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2. Mary Landrieu, the oil corporations' best friend

What a whore for Big Oil :puke: