According to the American Prospect's Terence Samuel, Jim Nussle's nomination has been held up by Senator Sanders, and possibly by another Senator as well.
Sanders wants some straight talk about the economy from the administration before he will vote on Nussle, saying, “You have five million people who have slipped into poverty in the last six years, and yet we have a president who keeps telling us how robust the economy is.”
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leave it to the socialist to shake things up
I didn’t expect anyone to go to the mat to oppose Nussle. It will be interesting to see how far Sanders is willing to go to block this appointment.
desmoinesdem Wed 8 Aug 8:07 AM
Another hold
I’d be interested in knowing who has put the other hold on Nussle’s nomination as well. My guess is that there are other Senators interested in playing tough with Nussle but they’re just relying on Sanders and someone else to do it.
chris-woods Wed 8 Aug 12:06 PM