[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 76 (Thursday, June 16, 1994)]
[Senate]
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NOMINATION OF LAURI FITZ-PEGADO, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
                              OF COMMERCE

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the nomination.
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.


                      Unanimous Consent Agreement

  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that it now 
be in order to ask for the yeas and nays on both the motion to recommit 
and the confirmation of the nomination, if the motion to recommit 
fails.
  Mr. FORD. Madam President, I know of no reason to object to that and, 
as I understood last night, the Senator had this kind of an agreement; 
is that correct?
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. For an 11:30 vote.
  Mr. FORD. The Senator is asking unanimous consent now for the yeas 
and nays on both of those?
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. On the motion to recommit----
  Mr. FORD. If the motion to recommit is not agreed to, then the 
Senator wants a vote on the nomination itself?
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. Yes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. FORD. I have no objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. I now ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  Mr. FORD. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the role.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. FORD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. FORD. Madam President, I understand there is no more time on the 
Democratic side and there is approximately 10 minutes remaining on 
Senator Faircloth's time. I have just discussed with him and he is 
willing to yield what time he has remaining to the distinguished 
Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], for a statement as if in 
morning business, which will appear at a later point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There are 
8 minutes and fifty seconds remaining.
  Mr. FORD. How much time?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eight minutes 50 seconds.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I very much thank the distinguished Senator from 
Kentucky.
  (The remarks of Mrs. Feinstein appear at a later point in the Record 
during the consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration 
Authorization Act of 1994.)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time on the pending motion has expired
  The question occurs on the motion to recommit the nomination to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  On this question the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk 
will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Boren] is 
necessarily absent.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I announce that the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner] 
is necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Dorgan). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 37, nays 61, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 147 Ex.]

                                YEAS--37

     Bennett
     Bond
     Brown
     Burns
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Faircloth
     Gramm
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McConnell
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Packwood
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thurmond
     Wallop

                                NAYS--61

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Cohen
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Dodd
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mathews
     McCain
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Murray
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simon
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Boren
     Warner
       
  So the motion was rejected.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Lauri Fitz-Pegado, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service. On this question, the yeas and 
nays have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I announce that the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner] 
is necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 30, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 148 Ex.]

                                YEAS--69

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boren
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Cohen
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Dodd
     Domenici
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lott
     Mack
     Mathews
     McCain
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Murray
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pell
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simon
     Stevens
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                                NAYS--30

     Bennett
     Bond
     Brown
     Burns
     Coats
     Cochran
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Dole
     Dorgan
     Faircloth
     Gramm
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Kempthorne
     Lugar
     McConnell
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Thurmond
     Wallop

                             NOT VOTING--1

     Warner
       
       
  So the nomination was confirmed.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. FORD. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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