Article: SEN. LANDRIEU TO MEET WITH BLOCKED ARMY CORPS NOMINEE

The office of Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., issued the following press release:

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., this afternoon said that she will soon meet with Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, Jr., to discuss his plans for leading the Army Corps of Engineers as significant hurricane recovery and coastal protection projects remain underway in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. The meeting was agreed to mere hours after Sen. Landrieu announced that she had placed a procedural hold on Lt. Gen. Van Antwerp's nomination to be the new Corps Chief of Engineers.

"We cannot protect our communities without effective leadership and competent management," Sen. Landrieu said. "We've seen only too ...

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