One senator, as you all are aware, had put ahold on every single nominee that we had put forward due to a dispute overa couple of earmarks in his state.
"One senator, as you all are aware, had put ahold on every single nominee that we had put forward due to a dispute overa couple of earmarks in his state, " President Obama said.
The coalition government put the idea on holdover the summer, he said, but transport and defence ministers had now made a joint submission to the Treasury suggesting a private finance initiative (PFI) deal.