[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 140 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Friday, October 28, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12039-S12058
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1938-
1939.
  Page S12055
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  William Anderson, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  John G. Grimes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development for a term of two years.
  John J. Young, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of Defense Research 
and Engineering.
  Franklin L. Lavin, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Clay Lowery, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  David B. Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic.
  James S. Halpern, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Carmen Maria Martinez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Zambia.
  Michael R. Arietti, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Rwanda.
  Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
  Benson K. Whitney, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to Norway.
  David M. Hale, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan.
  Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Nicholas F. Taubman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Susan Rasinski McCaw, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Austria.
  22 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  38 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
Navy.
Pages S12057-58
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Patricia Newton Moller, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Burundi.
  Carol van Voorst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Iceland.
  Ross Wilson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.
                                                            Page S12057
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Harriet Ellan Miers, of Texas, to be an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States, which was sent to the Senate on 
October 7, 2005.
Page S12058
Messages From the House:
  Page S12054
Measures Referred:
  Page S12054
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S12054
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S12054-55
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12055
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S12055
Additional Statements:
  Page S12054
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 12:54 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, October 31, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12056.)