Holdren, Lubchenco confirmed for Obama posts

[JimGinPA]

It's taken a while, but last night the Senate officially confirmed two of President Obama's science picks: John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco.

There was about a month-long hold on Holdren's confirmation as the president's science adviser. You can peruse the blogosphere for speculations about why, but suffice it to say it wasn't because the Senate had grave reservations about his qualifications. When the vote finally took place, Holdren won unanimous confirmation.


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Lubchenco has just been made undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere. As such, she becomes the first woman — and first ecologist — to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In that capacity she will oversee a budget of $4 billion and staff of 12,800.



http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41977/title/Holdren,_Lubchenco_confirmed_for_Obama_posts

[Thrill]

1. Word is Menendez was holding them up

Democrats being more of a problem than Republicans