The Senate is debating the nomination of Jim Nussle to be the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. (Watch the debate on C-SPAN here.) OMB Watch has issued a statement on Jim Nussle. Among other things, OMB Watch urges Nussle to "work toward ensuring greater transparency within the agencies and the White House and to stimulate public participation in the rulemaking process" and to "lead an OMB respectful of agencies' scientific and technical expertise and to focus on providing adequate resources rather than additional analytical burdens." Read the OMB Watch statement here. Reg•Watch Update: The Senate confirmed Nussle 69-24. (Roll call)