Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 91 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)

[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 91 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3641-S3642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF LAEL BRAINARD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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NOMINATION OF JEROME H. POWELL TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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NOMINATION OF STANLEY FISCHER TO BE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations,
which the clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read the nominations of Lael
Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland,
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
and Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and
consent to the nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of
Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System?
Mr. HELLER. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer),
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are
necessarily absent.
Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and the Senator
from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber
desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 31, as follows:

[Rollcall Vote No. 189 Ex.]

YEAS--61

Alexander
Baldwin
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Collins
Coons
Corker
Crapo
Donnelly
Durbin
Feinstein
Flake
Franken
Gillibrand
Hagan
Harkin
Hatch
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Hirono
Johanns
Johnson (SD)
Kaine
King
Kirk
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Manchin
Markey
McCain
Menendez
Mikulski
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Nelson
Portman
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Stabenow
Tester
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wyden

NAYS--31

Ayotte
Barrasso
Blunt
Boozman
Coats
Coburn
Cornyn
Cruz
Enzi
Fischer
Graham
Grassley
Heller
Hoeven
Inhofe
Isakson
Johnson (WI)
Lee
McConnell
Paul
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Sanders
Scott
Sessions
Shelby
Thune
Toomey
Vitter
Wicker

NOT VOTING--8

Boxer
Burr
Chambliss
Cochran
McCaskill
Merkley
Moran
Rockefeller
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jerome H.
Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System?

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Mr. COATS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer),
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are
necessarily absent.
Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator
from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Toomey).
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 24, as follows:

[Rollcall Vote No. 190 Ex.]

YEAS--67

Alexander
Baldwin
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Coats
Coburn
Collins
Coons
Corker
Donnelly
Durbin
Feinstein
Flake
Franken
Gillibrand
Grassley
Hagan
Harkin
Hatch
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Hirono
Isakson
Johanns
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (WI)
Kaine
King
Kirk
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Manchin
Markey
Menendez
Mikulski
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Nelson
Portman
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Schatz
Schumer
Sessions
Shaheen
Shelby
Stabenow
Tester
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wicker
Wyden

NAYS--24

Ayotte
Barrasso
Blunt
Boozman
Cornyn
Crapo
Cruz
Enzi
Fischer
Graham
Heller
Hoeven
Inhofe
Lee
McCain
McConnell
Paul
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Sanders
Scott
Thune
Vitter

NOT VOTING--9

Boxer
Burr
Chambliss
Cochran
McCaskill
Merkley
Moran
Rockefeller
Toomey
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Stanley
Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System?
Mr. COATS. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer),
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from
West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr.
Whitehouse) are necessarily absent.
Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Ariona (Mr. McCain),
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Toomey).
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber
desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 63, nays 24, as follows:

[Rollcall Vote No. 191 Ex.]

YEAS--63

Alexander
Baldwin
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Coats
Coburn
Collins
Coons
Corker
Cornyn
Donnelly
Durbin
Feinstein
Flake
Franken
Gillibrand
Hagan
Harkin
Hatch
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Hirono
Isakson
Johanns
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (WI)
Kaine
King
Kirk
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Manchin
Markey
Menendez
Mikulski
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Portman
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Stabenow
Tester
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Wicker
Wyden

NAYS--24

Ayotte
Barrasso
Blunt
Boozman
Crapo
Cruz
Enzi
Fischer
Grassley
Heller
Hoeven
Inhofe
Lee
McConnell
Paul
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Sanders
Scott
Sessions
Shelby
Thune
Vitter

NOT VOTING--13

Boxer
Burr
Chambliss
Cochran
Graham
McCain
McCaskill
Merkley
Moran
Nelson
Rockefeller
Toomey
Whitehouse
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, with respect to the
nominations just confirmed, the motions to reconsider are considered
made and laid upon the table and the President will be immediately
notified of the Senate's action.

Vote Explanation

Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I was unable to attend the rollcall
votes on the following nominations: Crystal Nix-Hines to be Ambassador
to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization; Lael Brainard to be a member of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System; Jerome H. Powell to be a member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Stanley Fischer
to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. Had I been present for these votes, I would have voted
aye.

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