[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 118 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6990-S6991]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT

                        Thursday, August 5, 2010

       The following nominations transmitted by the President of 
     the United States to the Senate during the second session of 
     the 111th Congress, and upon which no action was had at the 
     time of the August adjournment of the Senate, failed of 
     confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, 
     of the Standing Rules of the Senate.


                          Department of Energy

       Warren F. Miller, Jr., of New Mexico, to be Director of the 
     Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department 
     of Energy.

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                Department of Health and Human Services

       Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of 
     the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
       Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of 
     the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to which 
     position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
     Senate.


                    Department of Homeland Security

       Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of 
     Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
       Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of 
     Customs, Department of Homeland Security, to which position 
     he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.


                         Department of Justice

       Mary L. Smith, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General.


                       Department of the Treasury

       Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under 
     Secretary of the Treasury.
       Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under 
     Secretary of the Treasury, to which position he was appointed 
     during the last recess of the Senate.


                         Federal Reserve System

       Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the 
     unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000.


                     National Labor Relations Board

       Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
     Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
     December 16, 2014.


                  National Transportation Safety Board

       Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the 
     term expiring December 31, 2009.


                             The Judiciary

       Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
       Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
       Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
       John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United 
     States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island.

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