[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13382]
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. DODD for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       *Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Export Administration.
       *Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term 
     of four years.
       *Marisa Lago, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Treasury.
       *Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       *Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal Trade 
     Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 
     2009.
       *Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal Trade 
     Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 
     2008.
       *Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       *Michael A. Khouri, of Kentucky, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2011.
       *David L. Strickland, of Georgia, to be Administrator of 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. (1h) Steven E. Day, to 
     be Rear Admiral.

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination 
lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask 
unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive 
Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the 
information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       *Coast Guard nomination of Andrew G. Liske, to be Captain.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Robert A. Moomaw, to be 
     Lieutenant.
       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Keith E. Tucker and ending with 
     Jason P.R. Wilson, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on December 
     9, 2009.
       By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Mark Anthony Martinez, of Nebraska, to be United States 
     Marshal for the District of Nebraska for the term of four 
     years.
       Michael W. Cotter, of Montana, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Montana for the term of four years.
       Barbara L. McQuade, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.
       James L. Santelle, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term 
     of four years.
       Christopher A. Crofts, of Wyoming, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four 
     years.

  *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.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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