[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9553-S9554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
*David C. Jacobson, of Illinois, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Canada.
Nominee: David C. Jacobson.
Post: Ambassador to Canada.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Donor, Recipient, date, and amount:
David Jacobson: SNR PAC, 3/2/2000, $265; Wesley Clark, 11/
25/2003, $1,000; Wesley Clark, 10/31/2003, $250; Barack
Obama, 3/5/2004, $250; John Kerry, 4/26/2004, $1,000; Kerry
Victory 2004, 7/20/2004, $1,600; John Kerry, 10/22/2004,
$1,000; Barack Obama for Illinois, 2/24/2005, $1,000; Matthew
Brown, 3/28/2005, $500; Debbie Stabenow, 3/31/2005, $250;
DSCC, 9/6/2005, $2,000; Citizens for Joe Biden, 11/22/2005,
$2,000; Claire McCaskill, 12/31/2005, $1,000: Matthew Brown,
1/25/2006, $500; Nick Lampson, 2/15/2006, $250; SNR PAC, 3/
15/2006, $1,400; Dan Seals, 3/19/2006, $250; Dick Durbin, 6/
28/2006, $1,000; Joe Biden, 6/30/2006, $900; DSCC, 10/13/
2006, $2,500; Dan Seals, 11/4/2006, $250; Dan Seals, 11/4/
2006, $250; Dick Durbin, 3/29/2007, $1,100; Dick Durbin, 3/
29/2007, $900; Barack Obama, 3/30/2007, $2,300; Harry Reid,
3/31/2007, $1,000; Tom Udall, 12/30/2007, $1,000; Dick
Durbin, 1/8/2008, $500; Dick Durbin, 5/16/2008, $900; Senate
08/Bruce Lunsford, 5/16/2008, $1,000; Joe Biden, 6/23/2008,
$300; Joe Biden, 6/23/2008, $200; Obama Victory Fund, 7/1/
2008, $2,300; Hillary Clinton, 7/14/2008, $500.
Julie Jacobson: Barack Obama, 7/14/2004, $500; Debbie
Stabenow, 8/9/2005, $500; Progressive Choices PAC, 7/24/2006,
$250; Barack Obama, 6/28/2007, $1,000; Barack Obama, 12/17/
2007, $1,300; Obama Victory Fund, 7/1/2008, $2,300.
Wynne Jacobson: None.
Jeremy Jacobson: None.
Winifred Jacobson: Deceased.
Jerry Jacobson: Deceased.
Jamie Wainwright: None.
David Wainwright: None.
Robin Nichols: DSCC, 10/17/2006, $500; Dan Seals, 3/3/2006,
$300; Dan Seals, 10/20/2007, $500; Wesley Clark, 11/25/2003,
$500; Wesley Clark, 1/27/2004, $200; Dan Seals, 6/16/2006,
$500; Dan Seals, 7/24/2008, $500; Dan Seals, 6/30/2008, $500;
Joe Biden, 11/18/2005, $200; Barack Obama, 6/28/2007, $1,000;
John Kerry, 5/25/2004, $500.
Jay Nichols: Dan Seals, 6/30/2008, $500; Dan Seals, 9/21/
2008, $500; Obama Victory Fund, 7/1/2008, $500; Obama Victory
Fund, 9/18/2008, $500; Barack Obama, 7/31/2008, $500; Barack
Obama, 9/30/2008, $500.
____
*Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without
additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Andorra.
Nominee: Alan D. Solomont.
Post: Spain and Andorra.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date and donee: $2,300.00, 2/16/
2007, Allen, Tom for Senate; $1,000.00, 6/17/2005, Allen, Tom
for Congress; $2,000.00, 5/4/2007, Ameripac: The Fund for a
Greater America; $2,300.00, 6/8/2007, Born Fighting PAC;
($1,900.00), 6/1/2006, Brown, Matt for US Senate (Refund);
$900.00, 6/12/2005, Brown, Matthew for US Senate; $2,000.00,
4/13/2005, Brown, Matthew for US Senate; $2,000.00, 9/20/
2005, Byrd, Friends of Robert C; $5,000.00, 3/30/2005,
Campaign for Our Country; $2,100.00, 3/9/2005, Cantwell,
Friends of Maria; $2,000.00, 6/12/2005, Capuano for Congress;
$1,500.00, 9/6/2006, Cardin, Ben for Senate; $1,000.00, 5/10/
2005, Carper for Senate; ($300.00), 1/18/2006, Casey, Bob for
Pennsylvania (Refund); $2,500.00, 5/22/2005, Casey, Bob for
Pennsylvania--$2,100 Casey, Bob for Pennsylvania; $400 Casey,
Bob for Pennsylvania; $1,000.00, 5/1/2008, Childers for
Congress; ($200.00), 7/26/2005, Clinton, Friends of Hillary
(Refund)*; ($1,600.00), 7/13/2005, Clinton, Friends of
Hillary (Refund)**; $200.00, 6/20/2005, Clinton, Hillary,
Friends of; $1,000.00, 11/27/2005, DeLahunt for Congress;
$250.00, 6/29/2007, Democracy for America; $25,000.00, 3/31/
2005, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee;
$28,500.00, 3/31/2007, Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee; $5,000.00, 6/14/2005, Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee; $10,000.00, 5/17/2007, Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee; $10,000.00, 6/20/2005, DNC
Services Corp/Democratic National Committee; $10,000.00,
6/29/2007, DNC Services Corp/Democratic National
Committee; $10,000.00, 4/3/2007, DNC Services Corp/
Democratic National Committee; $2,500.00, 4/15/2005,
Durbin, Friends of Dick Committee; $1,000.00, 6/6/2005,
Emily's List; $1,000.00, 6/29/2007, Feder, Judy for
Congress; $1,000.00, 3/29/2007, Finegold, Barry for
Congress; $1,300.00, 6/26/2007, Finegold, Barry for
Congress; $2,300.00, 6/9/2007, Footlik for Congress;
$1,000.00, 7/6/2006, Frank, Barney Frank for Congress;
$1,000.00, 11/15/2008, Franken, Al; $2,100.00, 10/9/2005,
Harkin, Citizens for**; $300.00, 3/1/2007, Harkin,
Citizens for; $2,300.00, 5/10/2007, Hodes, Paul for
Congress; $5,000.00, 12/16/2005, Hopefund, Inc.;
$2,000.00, 3/3/2005, Kennedy for Senate 2012; $4,200.00,
1/11/2007, Kerry, John for Senate; $500.00, 10/23/2005,
KIDSPAC; ($2,100.00), 9/18/2006, Lampson, Nick for
Congress (Refund); $4,200.00, 8/16/2006, Lampson, Nick
Lampson for Congress; $1,000.00, 5/11/2007, Levin, Carl
Friends of; $2,100.00, 6/1/2005, Lieberman, Friends of
Joe; $2,300.00, 3/29/2007, Markey Committee; $2,000.00, 6/
24/2005, Markey Committee; ($2,000.00), 12/26/2005, Markey
Refund; $5,000.00, 2/14/2005, McAuliffe, Friends of
Chairman; $2,000.00, 4/24/2005, McGovern, Re-Elect
Committee; $1,000.00, 5/5/2006, McCaskill, Claire for US
Senate; $2,000.00, 5/5/2005, Meehan, Marty for Congress;
$1,000.00, 5/8/2008, Merkley, Jeff for Oregon; $1,000.00,
5/15/2006, Moore, Bean Moore JT. Committee--$500 Melissa
Bean, $500 Dennis Moore; $1,000.00, 11/1/2005, Nadler for
Congress; $1,000.00, 4/17/2005, Neal, Richard E.
Committee; $1,000.00, 11/21/2005, Nelson, Bill for US
Senate; $2,100.00, 1/26/2007, Obama Exploratory Committee;
$2,500.00, 3/30/2007, Obama for America; ($248.12), 11/3/
2008, Obama Refund; $2,000.00, 6/4/2005, Obey, Dave, A Lot
of People for; $1,000.00, 4/2/2007, Obrien, David for
Congress; $2,300.00, 3/5/2007, Olver, John Citizens for;
$4,200.00, 11/1/2005, Pelosi, Nancy for Congress;
$4,200.00, 1/4/2006, Pelosi, Nancy for Congress (Refund);
$2,300.00, 5/18/2007, Reed Committee; $1,000.00, 2/15/
2007, Richardson for President; $1,300.00, 6/26/2007,
Richardson for President; $2,300.00, 8/24/2007, Schwartz,
Allyson for Congress**; $1,000.00, 3/7/2005, Schwartz,
Allyson for Congress; $2,000.00, 6/1/2005, Stabenow for US
Senate**; $1,000.00, 3/31/2007, Tsongas, Nicki for
Congress; $1,000.00, 6/20/2005, Udall for Colorado;
1,300.00, 6/26/2007, Udall for Colorado; $1,000.00, 3/31/
2007, Udall for Colorado; $2,100.00, 1/22/2007, Vilsack,
Tom for President; $1,000.00, 11/25/2007, Warner, Friends
of Mark**; $500.00, 11/13/2005, Welch for Congress;
$1,000.00, 4/25/2007, Welch for Congress.
*Recorded incorrectly on FEC website as ($100).
**Recording incorrectly on FEC website as a contribution
made by Susan Solomont; should be attributed to Alan
Solomont.
2. Spouse: Susan Lewis Solomont: $1,000.00, 9/28/2007,
Allen, Tom for Senate; $1,000.00, 3/21/2006, Allen, Tom for
Congress; $1,000.00, 1/29/2006, Bingaman, Jeff A Lot of
People For; $1,000.00, 9/25/2005, Brown, Matt for US SenatE
**; $250.00, 1/29/2006, Brown, Matt Friends of (RI);
$1,000.00, 12/16/2006, Campaign for Our Country;
$2,000.00, 3/21/2006, Cardin, Ben for Senate; ($1,500.00),
9/6/2006, Cardin, Ben for Senate (Refund); $2,100.00, 5/1/
2005, Clinton, Hillary, Friends of ***; $25,000.00, 3/7/
2006, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee--$9,000
Dem. Congressional Campaign Comte, $6,000 Dem.
Congressional Campaign Comte; $10,000 Dem. Congressional
Campaign Comte; $28,500.00, 6/18/2007, Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee; $7,500.00, 3/20/2008
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; $10,000.00,
2/28/2006, DNC Services Corp./Democratic National
Committee; $28,500.00, 3/28/2008 DNC Services Corp/
Democratic National Committee; $1,000.00, 2/7/2008 Durbin,
Friends of Dick; $1,000.00, 9/28/2007, Footlik for
Congress; $2,000.00, 2/21/2006, Ford, Harold Ford Jr. for
Tennessee; $2,300.00, 11/2/2007, Franken, Al for Senate;
$2,000.00, 9/19/2005, Harkin, Friends of Tom; $4,600.00,
3/1/2007, Harkin, Friends of Tom; $1,000.00, 3/21/2006,
Hodes, Paul for Congress; $1,000.00, 10/5/2007, Hodes,
Paul for Congress; $5,000.00, 3/21/2006, Hopefund Inc.;
$20,000.00, 9/29/2006, House and Senate Victory Fund **--
$10,000 DSCC, $10,000 DCCC, -$2,000.00, 3/3/2005, Kennedy
for Senate 2012; $1,000.00, 3/7/2006, Kennedy, Friends of
Patrick; $2,300.00, 7/26/2007, Kennedy, Friends of
Patrick; $4,200.00, 1/11/2007, Kerry, John for Senate;
$4,200.00, 12/31/2005, Lampson, Nick for Congress--$2,100
Lampson, Nick for Congress, $2,100 Lampson, Nick for
Congress; ($4,200.00) 9/6/2006, Lampson, Nick for Congress
(Refund); $2,000.00, 12/22/2005, Markey Committee;
$2,000.00, 3/29/2006, Nelson, Bill for U.S. Senate;
$2,100.00, 1/26/2007, Obama Exploratory Committee; $2,500,
3/30/2007, Obama for America; $2,000.00, 6/4/2005, Obey,
Dave, A Lot of People For; $2,000.00, 3/12/2005, Olver,
Citizens for John for Congress; $4,200.00, 12/31/2005,
Pelosi, Nancy for Congress; $1,000.00, 9/28/2007, Pingree
for Congress; $1,000.00, 10/26/2007, Polis, Jay for
Congress; $2,300.00, 7/12/2007, Reed Committee; $1,000.00,
11/21/2007, Reed Committee; $2,300.00, 9/30/2007,
Richardson for President; $2,300.00, 11/19/2007,
Rockefeller, Friends of Jay; $1,000.00, 12/29/2006,
Sanders, Congressman Bernie for Senate; $250.00, 3/21/
2006, Schultz, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for Congress;
$2,000.00, 8/29/2005, Schwartz, Allyson for Congress;
$2,300.00, 9/20/2007, Shaheen, Jeanne for Senate;
$2,300.00, 11//26/07, Shaheen, Jeanne for Senate;
$2,000.00, 12/28/2005, Stabenow, Debbie for U.S. Senate;
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$1,000.00, 3/18/2005, Stabenow, Debbie for U.S. Senate;
$1,000.00, 3/29/2006, Stabenow, Debbie for U.S. Senate;
$1,000.00, 3/21/2006, Tester, Jon Tester for Senate (MT);
$1,000.00, 3/29/2006, Tierney, John for Congress;
$1,000.00, 10/26/2007, Tsongas, Nicki for Congress;
$2,300.00, 9/2/2007, Tsongas, Nicki for Congress;
$2,300.00, 3/1/2007, Tsongas, Nicki for Congress;
($2,300.00), 5/7/2009, Tsongas, Nicki for Congress
(Refund); $2,100.00, 1/29/2006, Udall for Congress;
$2,100.00, 1/22/2007, Vilsack, Tom for President; $500.00,
3/21/2006, Welch, for Congress.
* Recorded incorrectly on FEC website as $900.
** Recorded incorrectly on FEC website as contribution made
by Alan Solomont; should be attributed to Susan Solomont.
***Recorded incorrectly on FEC website as $1700.5
3. Children and Spouses: Rebecca Solomont: $2,300.00, 7/14/
2008, Clinton, Hillary for President; $2,000.00, 9/3/2006,
Ford, Harold Ford for Senate; $2,000.00, 7/14/2008, Markey
Committee; $2,300.00, 3/30/2007, Obama for America;
$2,300.00, 3/31/2007, Obama for America; $2,500.00, 7/21/
2008, Reid, Friends of Harry. Stephanie Solomont: None.
4. Parents: Joseph Solomont: Deceased; Ethel Solomont:
Deceased.
5. Grandparents: Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: David and Joan Solomont: None. Jay
and Deborah Solomont: None. Ahron and Sheera Solomont: None.
____
*Lee Andrew Feinstein, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Poland.
Nominee: Lee Feinstein.
Post: Ambassador to Poland.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date and donee:
Self: $2300, Aug. 2008, Obama for America.
2. Spouse: n/a.
3. Children and Spouses: n/a.
4. Parents: n/a.
5. Grandparents: n/a.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Michael Feinstein: $50, 2008,
Obama for America; $100, 2008, Obama for America; $50, 2008,
Obama for America; Alan Feinstein: $250, 2007, Rockville
Center Dem. Party.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Merril Feinstein: $50, 2008,
Hillary Clinton for Pres.
____
*Barry B. White, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Norway
Nominee: Barry B. White.
Post: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Candidate, office, date, and amount:
Self: Patrick Murphy, Congress, March 2008, $250; Chris
Gregoire, Governor, April 2008, $250; Nat'l Jewish Dem.
Committee, Committee, June 2008, $2,000; John Kerry, Senate,
July 2008, $1,000; Obama Victory Fund, Committee, July 2008,
*$10,000; Mark Warner, Senate, August 2008, $1,000; Scott
Kleeb, Senate, September 2008, $250; Tom Allen, Senate,
September 2008, $500; John Olver, Congress, October 2008,
$250; Jeanne Shaheen, Senate, October 2008, $1,000; Patrick
Murphy, Senate, October 2008, $250; Paul Hodes, Congress,
October 2008, $270; Obama Victory, President, September 2008,
$2,000; DNC Services, Committee, September 2008, $2,000; Mark
Begich, Senate, October 2008, $250; Obama for America,
President, October 2008, (-$2300); Barney Frank, Congress,
April 2008, $1,000; Niki Tsongas, Congress, March 2008,
$1,000; N.H. Dem Party, Committee, December 2007, $1,000;
Paul Hodes, Congress, September 2007, $1,000; Obama for
America, President, March 2007, $2,300; Niki Tsongas,
Congress, June 2007, $1,000; Niki Tsongas, Congress, October
2007, $1,300; Hillary Clinton, President, July 2008, $1,000;
Niki Tsongas, Congress, March 2007, $1,000; Niki Tsongas,
Congress, March 2007, $300; MA Democratic State Committee,
Committee, April 2006, $500; HopeFund, Committee, March 2006,
$1,350; Edward Kennedy, Senate, March 2006, $1,000; Keeping
America's Promise, Committee, March 2006, $1,000; Rob
Simmons, Congress, June 2006, $1,000; Jon Tester, Senate,
July 2006, $1,000; Bill Delahunt, Congress, August 2006,
$1,000; Obama 2010, Senate, September 2006, $1,000; Nancy
Johnson, Congress, November 2006, $1,000; Richard Neal,
Congress, November 2006, $1,000; John Larson, Congress,
November 2006, $1,000; Ed Markey, Congress, October 2006,
$1,000; Jeb Bradley, Congress, November 2006, $1,000; Barney
Frank, Congress, October 2006, $1,000; HopeFund, Committee,
March 2006, $1,350; Paul Hodes, Congress, October 2006, $500;
Campaign for Country, Committee, April 2006, $1,000; Edward
Kennedy, Senate, March 2005, **$1,000; Edward Kennedy,
Senate, March 2005, $1,000; HopeFund, Committee, September
2005, $1,000; Campaign for Country, Committee, December 2005,
$1,000; Natl Jewish Dem Committee, Committee, September 2005,
$500.
*Attributed by the DNC mistakenly as $5,400 for the DNC and
$4,600 for Obama for America. When the mistake was
discovered, Obama for America refunded me $2,300 in October,
2008. It is on the FEC report as a refund to Mr. Barry White.
**FEC filings show this as a contribution of $900 but it
was $1000.
2. Spouse: Eleanor G. White: MA Democratic State Committee,
Committee, May 2009, $500; Jon Tester, Senate, March 2009, -
$1,000; Niki Tsongas, Congress, March 2009, $500; GREBPAC,
Committee, -February 2009, $500; Barney Frank, Congress,
April 2008, $1,000; GREBPAC, Committee, March 2008, $250;
Hillary Clinton, President, July 2008, $1,000; Niki Tsongas,
Congress, October 2008, $125; Barney Frank, Congress, October
2007, $250; Barney Frank, Congress, October 2007, $250; Niki
Tsongas, Congress, March 2007, $1,000; GREBPAC, Committee,
March 2007, $250; Obama, President, June 2007, $2,300; Niki
Tsongas, Congress, June 2007, $1,300; Niki Tsongas, Congress,
October 2007, $500; Obama, President, June 2007, $1,300;
Barney Frank, Congress, October 2006, $250.
3. Children and Spouses: Joshua and Nicole White: none;
Adam White: none; Benjamin White: Joe Biden, President, 2008,
$25; Obama, President, 2008, $100.
4. Parents: Harold and Rosalyn White--deceased.
5. Grandparents: Louis and Sadie Schneider--deceased;
Joseph and Bessie White--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Alan White and Christiana Taylor,
none; Michael White and Elizabeth White: Obama, President,
May 2007, $2,000; John Morrison, Senate, April 2005, $250;
Don Young, Congress, October 2007, $500; Maria Cantwell for
Senate, Senate, July 2006, $500; Nick Lampkin, Congress,
Uncertain, $500; Jon Tester, Senate, Uncertain, $250.
____
*Michael H. Posner, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
*Robert D. Hormats, of New York, to be an Under Secretary
of State (Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs).
*Robert D. Hormats, of New York, to be United States
Alternate Governor of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years;
United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American
Development Bank for a term of five years; United States
Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank for a term
of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the
African Development Fund; United States Alternate Governor of
the Asian Development Bank; and United States Alternate
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be
confirmed subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to
requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted
committee of the Senate.
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