[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       Vote on Castro Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to the vote 
on the Castro nomination.
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I support the nomination 
of Mayor Julian Castro to be the next Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  As Mayor of San Antonio, Mayor Castro has been on the front lines of 
helping his community reach its housing and economic development goals. 
In his tenure as mayor, he has focused on attracting well-paying jobs 
in 21st century industries, raising educational attainment, and 
revitalizing the city's urban core. HUD is a critical partner in these 
efforts nationwide. Mayor Castro will bring both direct experience with 
and an appreciation of the importance of HUD's programs to families and 
communities to the role of HUD Secretary.
  Mayor Castro's nomination has been endorsed by a wide spectrum of 
stakeholders, including the National Association of Realtors, National 
Association of Homebuilders, and housing, local government, civil 
rights and Hispanic leadership organizations. He has also been endorsed 
by several recent HUD Secretaries who have served in both Democratic 
and Republican administrations, including Henry Cisneros and former 
Senator Mel Martinez.
  I urge my colleagues to support Mayor Castro's nomination.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back all 
time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Julian Castro, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development?
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. 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 legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily 
absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator is necessarily absent: 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 71, nays 26, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 219 Ex.]

                                YEAS--71

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Booker
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Graham
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     McCaskill
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--26

     Barrasso
     Boozman
     Burr
     Coats
     Coburn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Inhofe
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Scott
     Sessions
     Thune
     Toomey

                             NOT VOTING--3

     Rockefeller
     Schatz
     Vitter
  The nomination was confirmed.