[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D44-D46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S249-S294
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 188-210, S.J. Res. 3, S. Res. 26-27, and S. 
Con. Res. 4.                                              
  Pages S271-72
Measures Passed:
  Tragedy in Tucson Resolution: By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote 
No. 1), Senate agreed to S. Res. 14, honoring the victims and heroes of 
the shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.       
  Pages S255-60
  Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 366, to provide for an additional temporary extension of 
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958.                                                  
  Page S261
  Recognizing the Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 26, recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in 
Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that 
earthquake, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian 
people.                                                   
  Pages S261-63
Appointments:
  Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-25, announced the 
appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission for the life of the commission:


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  On page D44, January 26, 2011, the following language appears: 
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-925, announced the 
appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of 
the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission for the life of the 
commission: The Honorable Orrin Hatch of Utah vice Robert Bennett. 
Page S263
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Ronald Reagan 
Centennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Republican 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-25, announced the appointment 
of the following individual to serve as a member of the Ronald 
Reagan Centennial Commission for the life of the commission: The 
Honorable Orrin Hatch of Utah vice Robert Bennett. Page S263


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  The Honorable Orrin Hatch of Utah vice Robert Bennett.      
Page S263
  Congressional Budget Office: For the information of the Senate, the 
Chair made the following announcement:
  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, pursuant to the provisions of Section 201(a)(2) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, have appointed Dr. Douglas W. 
Elmendorf as Director of the Congressional Budget Office for the term 
expiring January 3, 2015.                                     
Page S263
Rules Change Resolutions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the following resolutions, en bloc: A 
Wyden-Grassley-McCaskill resolution relative to ``secret holds'' which 
is at the desk; A Udall (CO) resolution regarding waiving the reading 
of an amendment, which is at the desk; S. Res. 8 (Harkin); S. Res. 10 
(Udall (NM)) with a substitute amendment which is at the desk; and S. 
Res. 21 (Merkley) with a substitute amendment which is at the desk; 
that there be up to 8 hours of debate equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees, for the purpose of debating these 
resolutions concurrently; that upon the use or yielding back of time, 
the substitute amendment to S. Res. 10 be agreed to and the substitute 
amendment to S. Res. 21 be agreed to; the Senate then vote on or in 
relation to the resolutions in the order listed above, with no 
intervening action or debate; that the following resolutions be subject 
to a 60 vote threshold for adoption: Wyden-Grassley-McCaskill 
resolution; and Udall (CO) resolution; that the following remaining 
resolutions be subject to a threshold of two-thirds of those voting for 
adoption: S. Res. 8; S. Res. 10, as amended; and S. Res. 21, as 
amended; that there be no amendments, motions, or points of order in 
order to any of these resolution prior to the vote on or in relation to 
the resolution, except for the substitute amendments to S. Res. 10 and 
S. Res. 21, listed above; provided further, that if a resolution fails 
to achieve the listed threshold for adoption, it be returned to its 
previous status.                                              
  Page S265
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13396 on 
February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to 
Cote d'Ivoire; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs. (PM-3)                                 
Pages S267-68

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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss Confederation (Treaty 
Doc. No. 112-1).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                              Page S292
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.
  Michael Charles Green, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of New York.
  Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be 
Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a 
term of ten years.
  J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Nelva Gonzales Ramos, of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Texas.
  V. Natasha Perdew Silas, of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Linda T. Walker, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor 
General of the United States.
  Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Export Administration.
  Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner 
for the term expiring June 30, 2014.
  Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015.
  Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
  Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
  Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2015.
  Matthew J. Bryza, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Azerbaijan (Recess Appointment).
  Robert Stephen Ford, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab 
Republic (Recess Appointment).
  Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Czech Republic (Recess Appointment).
  George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Uzbekistan.
  Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Turkey (Recess Appointment).
  David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador.
  Katherine M. Gehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2013.
  Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2012.
  Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a 
term expiring December 17, 2012.
  Paul M. Tiao, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Labor.
  Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of 
the term expiring September 19, 2011.
  John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States

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Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 
2011.
  Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for a term of five years expiring December 16, 2014.
  Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013.
  Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring February 8, 2014.
  John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014.
  Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
a term expiring October 6, 2013.
  Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2014.
  Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2014.
  Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 
remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012.
  Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer (Recess 
Appointment).
  Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for 
Advocacy, Small Business Administration.
  Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
  Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and 
Financial Crimes.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                     
Pages S293-94
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S268
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S268
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S268
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S268-71
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S272-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S273-91
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S266-67
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                             
  Pages S291-92
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S292
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)     
  Page S259
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned, in accordance 
with S. Res. 14, at 8:29 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 
27, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader 
in today's Record on page S292.)


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  On page D46, January 26, 2011, the following language appears: 
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, in 
accordance with S. Res. 14, at 8:29 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, January 27, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S292.)
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Adjournment: 
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned, in accordance with S. 
Res. 14, at 8:29 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 27, 
2011. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S292.)


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