Landrieu Retains Block on Budget Director Nominee
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu said she plans to extend her hold on Jack Lew’s confirmation to lead the White House budget office until the administration lifts or modifies its moratorium on deep-water drilling.
President Barack Obama’s decision to halt exploration after BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill is causing more harm in her state than damage from the spill, Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, told reporters today in Washington. Landrieu said she met during the weekend with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and today with Michael Bromwich, director of the U.S. office that oversees offshore oil exploration.