by admin | Sep 4, 2007 | News
Former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle was confirmed by the U.S. Senate 69-24 Tuesday to become the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Senators speaking against Nussle’s confirmation focused more on the policies of the administration, than...
by admin | Aug 2, 2007 | Politics & Government
Former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle has cleared the first hurdle in his nomination to become the new White House Budget Director. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the Republican’s nomination on a vote of 9-0 Wednesday....
by admin | Jul 24, 2007 | Politics & Government
Republican Senator Charles Grassley warns that former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle may not be confirmed as President Bush’s budget director because Democratic senators have beefs with Bush. Grassley cites as an example the chairman of the Senate Budget...
by admin | Jun 21, 2007 | Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat, says he expects former Iowa Republican Congressman Jim Nussle to be a big part of what could be a tough budget fight between the Democrats and the President. Nussle has been nominated by President Bush to take over the Office of...
by admin | Nov 2, 2006 | Politics & Government
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Nussle is attending First Lady Laura Bush’s campaign rally in Waterloo this (Thursday) afternoon and will be with President Bush in Le Mars late Friday afternoon.”Certainly northwest Iowa is going to be key in this...