[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Nomination of Margaret A. Hamburg

  Madam President, one of the nominees to be considered and voted out 
this evening is to serve in the administration with a special 
responsibility for the Food and Drug Administration. Margaret A. 
Hamburg is certainly well qualified to serve in that capacity. There 
are many responsibilities to be dealt with in the agency, including the 
safety of drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food in America. 
It is an issue that is near and dear to me. I have spoken to the 
nominee about it personally, and I wish to commend her.
  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the nominations be 
confirmed en bloc, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table 
en bloc; that no further motions be in order; that any statements 
relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       Neal S. Wolin, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury.


                     department of veterans affairs

       John U. Sepulveda, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Human Resources).
       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).


                       department of the interior

       Rhea S. Suh, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior.


                          department of energy

       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.


                 department of heath and human services

       Margaret A. Hamburg, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and 
     Human Services.


                             [new reports]

                         department of defense

       Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the 
     Navy.
       Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be Secretary 
     of the Navy.
       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.

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