Editing David Vitter (section)

====Obama nominations====
Vitter and [[Jim DeMint]] were the only two Senators that voted against [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Advice and consent|confirmation]] for the position of [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] under the new [[Obama administration]], on January 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|date= January 21, 2009|url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-21-clintonconfirmation_N.htm|title= Senate confirms Clinton as secretary of State|agency= Associated Press|access-date= April 29, 2009|work= USA Today|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090505174449/http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-21-clintonconfirmation_N.htm|archive-date= May 5, 2009}}</ref>

He blocked President Obama's nominee for the new [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) administrator until he received a written commitment on flood control issues from the nominee and FEMA. ''[[The New York Times]]'', along with some Republican Senators, criticized Vitter for what it characterized as political posturing, given that the hurricane season was quickly approaching. He lifted his hold on May 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|date= May 9, 2009|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10sun4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion|title= Doin' a Heck of a Job, Senator|newspaper= The New York Times|access-date= May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date= May 13, 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/us/politics/13brfs-SENATORTOSTO_BRF.html|title= Senator to Stop Blocking Choice to Head FEMA |agency= Associated Press|access-date= May 14, 2009| work=The New York Times}}</ref>