[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 112 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S8030]
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                      EXECUTIVE CALENDAR OBJECTION

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I, Senator Chuck Grassley, intend to 
object to proceeding to the nomination of George Wheeler Madison to be 
General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury, Calendar No. 302, 
and to the nomination of Carmen R. Nazario to be Assistant Secretary 
for Family Support of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
Calendar No. 304, dated July 23, 2009, for the following reasons.
  My support for the final confirmation of Mr. Madison rests on his 
continued responsiveness, and the responsiveness of the Treasury 
Department, to my questions. I am very concerned that the Special 
Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program is not getting 
the cooperation Congress entitled him to from the Treasury Department 
and that his recommendations are not being seriously considered.
  Regarding Ms. Nazario, I still have an outstanding issue regarding 
the release of key data on States' TANF participation rates that need 
to be resolved.

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