[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D412-D413]
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                                          Wednesday, April 21, 2010

[[Page D412]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2483-S2533
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3236-3243, and S. Con. Res. 59.                  
  Page S2518
Measures Passed:
  Recognizing the Leadership and Historical Contributions of Dr. Hector 
Garcia: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 222, recognizing the leadership and 
historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic community 
and his remarkable efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination 
in the United States of America, and the resolution was then agreed to.
                                                             Page S2529
  Congratulating the Republic of Serbia's Application for European 
Union Membership: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 483, congratulating the Republic of 
Serbia's application for European Union membership and recognizing 
Serbia's active efforts to integrate into Europe and the global 
community, and the resolution was then agreed to.            
  Page S2529
Appointments:
  American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as 
amended by Public Law 105-275, appointed the following individuals as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the 
Library of Congress: Patricia Atkinson of Nevada vice Dennis Holub of 
South Dakota and Joanna Hess of New Mexico vice Mickey Hart of 
California.                                                  
  Page S2529
Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: The Chair submitted to 
the Senate for printing in the Senate Journal and in the Congressional 
Record the replication-errata of the House of Representatives to the 
Answer of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., to the articles of impeachment 
against Judge Porteous, pursuant to S. Res. 457, 111th Congress, Second 
Session, which replication was received by the Secretary of the Senate 
on April 21, 2010.                                       
  Pages S2529-30
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 72 yeas 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 121), Christopher H. Schroeder, of 
North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
                                                  Pages S2491-98, S2533
  By 77 yeas 20 nays (Vote No. EX. 122), Thomas I. Vanaskie, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. 
                                               Pages S2498-S2510, S2533
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration (Recess Appointment).
  Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for International Trade (Recess Appointment).
  Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Export Administration (Recess Appointment).
  Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador (Recess Appointment).
  Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury (Recess Appointment).
  Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador (Recess Appointment).
  Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury (Recess Appointment).
  Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013 
(Recess Appointment).
  Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014 
(Recess Appointment).

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  Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014 
(Recess Appointment).
  Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring July 1, 2010 (Recess Appointment).
  P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years (Recess 
Appointment).
  Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2013 
(Recess Appointment).
  Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security (Recess Appointment).
  Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, 
Department of Homeland Security (Recess Appointment).
  James Kelleher Bredar, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  Edmond E-Min Chang, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Ellen Lipton Hollander, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  Leslie E. Kobayashi, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Hawaii.
  Susan Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Minnesota.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Army.               
Pages S2530-33
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2515
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2515-17
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2517
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S2518
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2519-28
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2515
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2528-29
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2529
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--122) 
                                                  Pages S2497-98, S2510
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:40 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2530.)