Louisiana Senator Blocks Corps Nominee (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Louisiana Senator Blocks Corps Nominee

By CAIN BURDEAU
The Associated Press
Tuesday, April 3, 2007; 12:19 PM

NEW ORLEANS -- Sen. Mary Landrieu said Tuesday she has blocked Senate confirmation
of the nominee to head of the Army Corps of Engineers to allow time for debate on his
role in rebuilding hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.

Landrieu, D-La., said she had placed a "procedural hold" on the nomination process for
Lt. Gen. Robert Jan Antwerp Jr.

His credentials are not in question, she said in a statement, but she wants to determine
if Antwerp will be "the partner we need for the recovery and protection of our region,
or will he be the agent of a failed status quo?'"

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"Given the significant involvement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the rebuilding
of Louisiana, I feel that this nomination will require extended discussion and debate,"
Landrieu said.


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