Landrieu Lifts Hold on FCC Nominee

LANDRIEU LIFTS HOLD ON FCC NOMINEE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) agreed to stop blocking the Federal Communications Commission nomination of Robert McDowell after the White House agreed to spend more money on cleaning up Gulf Coast regions damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Sen Landrieu's Communications Director Adam Sharp said the senator lifted her hold late Tuesday when the White House agreed to seek $2.2 billion in funding to help reconstruct levees that prevent storm flooding. Sen Landrieu’s move does not mean McDowell’s nomination has been cleared for a vote. It is possible that other senators are blocking him. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has reportedly placed a hold on McDowell related to universal-service funding. Sen Rockefeller’s office is neither confirming nor denying those reports.
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