[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D569-D570]
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                                               Monday, May 18, 2009

[[Page D569]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5543-S5563
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1059-
1066.                                                        
  Page S5555
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to Burma, as received during an 
adjournment of the Senate on May 15, 2009; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-19)    
Page S5553
Gensler Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, following disposition 
of H.R. 627, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Gary 
Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, and that there be 60 minutes of debate with respect 
to the nomination, with the time equally divided and controlled between 
Senators Harkin or Chambliss, or their designees, with Senators 
Cantwell, Cardin, and Sanders each controlling 5 minutes of the 
Majority's time; provided that at 2:15 p.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation thereon; provided further, that upon confirmation of the 
nomination, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Gary 
Gensler, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, and that the nomination be confirmed.        
  Pages S5561-62
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Margaret A. Hamburg, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
  John U. Sepulveda, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Human Resources).
  Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
  Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Rhea S. Suh, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and Domestic Policy).
  Daniel B. Poneman, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Neal S. Wolin, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
  Jose D. Riojas, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Operations, Security, and Preparedness).
  William A. Gunn, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Roger W. Baker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Information and Technology).
  Thomas R. Lamont, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Paul N. Stockton, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Andrew Charles Weber, of Virginia, to be Assistant to the Secretary 
of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
  Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Air Force.                                 
Page S5561
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Zachary J. Lemnios, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Defense 
Research and Engineering.
  Anthony W. Miller, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Education.
  Richard G. Newell, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration.
  Rosa Gumataotao Rios, of California, to be Treasurer of the United 
States.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard.     
Page S5562
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5553
Measures Referred:                                       
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5554-55
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5555
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5555-56
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5556-61
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5552-53
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5561
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5561
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:13 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5562.)