[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 50 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2644-S2648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        Boston Marathon Tragedy

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I, like every Member of the Senate, am 
shocked and saddened by the news from Boston today. There were 
explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. My thoughts go 
out to all those who were injured, and my condolences go to the 
families and friends of those affected by this tragedy.
  I commend the first responders and the observers who rushed toward 
danger to help those who were hurt. We will continue to monitor the 
news from Boston.
  President Obama has spoken to a number of people, including the mayor 
of Boston and Governor Deval Patrick. They have pledged every resource 
available to help those who were affected and to find and bring to 
justice the perpetrators. The President will be speaking to the Nation 
in about 20 minutes.
  I will do whatever I can to support the people of Boston and the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as we all will, during this difficult 
time.
  I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back on the 
nomination, and following a moment of silence in observance of the 
tragic events which took place in Boston earlier today, the Senate then 
proceed to vote on the confirmation of the nomination.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Under the previous order, the Senate will observe a moment of 
silence.
  (Moment of Silence.)
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  There is a sufficient second.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Beverly Reid O'Connell to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California?
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. 
Heitkamp), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), are necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Coburn), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 92, nays 0, as follows:

                       [Rollcall Vote No. 96 Ex.]

                                YEAS--92

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Baucus
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Boozman

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     Boxer
     Brown
     Burr
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Cowan
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hirono
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Lee
     Levin
     Manchin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Warner
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Ayotte
     Coburn
     Graham
     Heitkamp
     Hoeven
     Lautenberg
     Vitter
     Warren
  The nomination was confirmed.

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