U.S. Senate confirms Jim Nussle as budget chief

[CornField]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President George W. Bush's choice of former Republican congressman Jim Nussle of Iowa as his new budget director.

By a vote of 69-24, the Senate approved Nussle to replace Rob Portman as the director of the Office of Management and Budget.

In winning confirmation, Nussle overcame opposition from some Democrats who thought the ex-lawmaker was too partisan and combative to deal effectively with the deep divisions between Congress and the White House over budget and spending priorities.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, said he was voting against Nussle's confirmation because he feared Republicans could portray a yes vote "as a sign of support for the president's failed fiscal policy," which he said has resulted in "an explosion in federal debt."

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Also -- Des Moines Register is reporting that both Iowa Senators -- Harkin and Grassley -- voted to confirm:
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070904/NEWS/70904045/1001/LIFE04