[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 149 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6330]
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. JOHNSON, of South Dakota, for the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       David A. Montoya, of Texas, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       *Patricia M. Loui, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     for a term expiring January 20, 2015.
       *Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years.
       *Larry W. Walther, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     for a term expiring January 20, 2013.
       *Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisers.
       *Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Treasury.
       By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       *John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Rdml David R. Callahan, to be 
     Rear Admiral (Lower Half).

  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 Walter L. Ouzts, Jr., to be 
     Lieutenant.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Kathleen A. Duignan, to be 
     Commander.
       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Richard R. Wingrove and ending 
     with Linh K. Nguyen, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 30, 
     2011.
       By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.
       Dana L. Christensen, of Montana, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Montana.
       Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
       Margo Kitsy Brodie, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

  *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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