[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 201 (Thursday, December 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14139-S14140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to executive session to consider en bloc Executive Calendar Nos. 264, 
280, 303, 315, 429, 478, 489, 490, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 593, 
594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 611, 612, 613, 621, 624, 626, 
632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639 and all nominations on the 
Secretary's Desk in the Coast Guard, Foreign Service, and NOAA; the 
nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid on 
the table en block; that no further motions be in order; that any 
statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record, and 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the 
Senate resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kirk). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                    environmental protection agency

       Paul T. Anastas, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       Robert Perciasepe, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                   executive office of the president

       Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.


                          department of state

       Thomas Alfred Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Federative Republic of Brazil.
       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.


                  federal energy regulatory commission

       John R. Norris, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
     of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder 
     of the term expiring June 30, 2012, vice Joseph Timothy 
     Kelliher.


                             the judiciary

       Dolly M. Gee, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of California.
       Richard Seeborg, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of California.


                         department of justice

       Sharon Jeanette Lubinski, of Minnesota, to be United States 
     Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four 
     years.
       Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years.
       Sanford C. Coats, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four 
     years.
       Stephen James Smith, of Georgia, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of 
     four years.


                         department of commerce

       Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Commerce.
       Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.


           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

       Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Serbia.
       James B. Warlick, Jr., of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Bulgaria.
       Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, of California, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Hungary.
       Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Mozambique.
       Alberto M. Fernandez, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
       Mary Jo Wills, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member 
     of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, 
     to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
     United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius, and to 
     serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Seychelles.
       Anne Slaughter Andrew, of Indiana, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Costa Rica.
       David Daniel Nelson, of Minnesota, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       Richard G. Callahan, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years.
       John Gibbons, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal 
     for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
       John Leroy Kammerzell, of Colorado, to be United States 
     Marshal for the District of Colorado for the term of four 
     years.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

       Adele Logan Alexander, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term 
     expiring January 26, 2014.


                        department of education

       Lynnae M. Ruttledge, of Washington, to be Commissioner of 
     the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of 
     Education.


                    department of homeland security

       Grayling Grant Williams of Maryland, to be Director of the 
     Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of 
     Homeland Security.


                      federal maritime commission

       Michael A. Khouri, of Kentucky, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2011.


                      department of transportation

       David L. Strickland, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


                           in the coast guard

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Coast Guard Reserve to the grade indicated under title 
     10, U.S.C., section 12203:

                           To be rear admiral

     Rear Adm. (lh) Steven E. Day


                         department of justice

       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.

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       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.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                           in the coast guard

       PN1186 COAST GUARD nomination of Andrew G. Liske, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 17, 2009.
       PN1263 COAST GUARD nomination of Robert A. Moomaw, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of December 9, 2009.


                            foreign service

       PN1009-1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (152) beginning 
     Christopher William Dell, and ending Mark J. Steakley, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of September 24, 2009.
       PN1017-1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (27) beginning 
     Carleene H. Dei, and ending Robert E. Wuertz, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of September 25, 2009.
       PN1157 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (277) beginning Jeffrey 
     D. Adler, and ending Conrad William Turner, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 9, 2009.


            national oceanic and atmospheric administration

       PN1262 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (16) beginning KEITH E. TUCKER, and ending JASON 
     P.R. WILSON, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record of December 9, 2009.


                     Amendment No. 3298--H.R. 3590

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the title 
amendment No. 3298, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to, 
and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3298) was agreed to, as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read ``An act entitled The Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act''.

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