[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5763-S5765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2015--Continued

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, how much time do we have remaining?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 3\1/2\ minutes.
  Ms. MIKULSKI. In the spirit of moving the bill forward, I yield back 
all remaining time.


                           Amendment No. 3852

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is on 
agreeing to the motion to table amendment No. 3852.
  The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

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  The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 268 Leg.]

                                YEAS--50

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Collins
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Hatch
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Landrieu
     Lee
     Manchin
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wicker

                                NAYS--50

     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coons
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Leahy
     Levin
     Markey
     McCaskill
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Reed
     Reid
     Rockefeller
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden
  The motion was rejected.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, on the remaining three votes, I ask 
unanimous consent that they be 10 minutes in duration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.


                             Cloture Motion

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before 
the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on H.J. Res. 124, a 
     joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2015, and for other purposes.
         Harry Reid, Barbara A. Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, 
           Richard Blumenthal, Robert P. Casey, Jr., John E. 
           Walsh, Mazie K. Hirono, Cory A. Booker, Heidi Heitkamp, 
           Barbara Boxer, Bill Nelson, Richard J. Durbin, Sheldon 
           Whitehouse, Amy Klobuchar, Jack Reed, Benjamin L. 
           Cardin, Carl Levin.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum 
call has been waived.
  The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on H.J. 
Res. 124, a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close?
  The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 73, nays 27, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 269 Leg.]

                                YEAS--73

     Ayotte
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Booker
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Cochran
     Coons
     Cornyn
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Graham
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Markey
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Warner
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--27

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Begich
     Brown
     Burr
     Coburn
     Collins
     Corker
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Grassley
     Heller
     Inhofe
     Lee
     Manchin
     Moran
     Murphy
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Scott
     Sessions
     Toomey
     Warren
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Begich). On this vote, the yeas are 73, 
the nays are 27. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn 
having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to.
  Cloture having been invoked, the motion to commit falls.
  Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back and 
the pending amendments are withdrawn.
  The joint resolution was ordered to a third reading and was read the 
third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint resolution having been read the 
third time, the question is, Shall it pass?
  Mr. ENZI. 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 assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 22, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 270 Leg.]

                                YEAS--78

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Booker
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Burr
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Levin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Warner
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--22

     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Begich
     Brown
     Coburn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Gillibrand
     Heller
     Leahy
     Lee
     Manchin
     Markey
     Moran
     Murphy
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Sanders
     Sessions
     Warren
  The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 124) was passed.

                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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         NOMINATION OF MARK WILLIAM LIPPERT, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
       EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
                    AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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        NOMINATION OF ADAM M. SCHEINMAN, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE, TO BE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
       PRESIDENT FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, WITH THE RANK OF 
                               AMBASSADOR

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           NOMINATION OF KEVIN F. O'MALLEY TO BE AMBASSADOR 
       EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
                           AMERICA TO IRELAND

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        NOMINATION OF BATHSHEBA NELL CROCKER TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
        SECRETARY OF STATE (INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS)

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         NOMINATION OF ELIZABETH SHERWOOD-RANDALL TO BE DEPUTY 
                          SECRETARY OF ENERGY

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      NOMINATION OF ROBERT W. HOLLEYMAN II TO BE A DEPUTY UNITED 
        STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR

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     NOMINATION OF ERIC ROSENBACH TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
                                DEFENSE

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      NOMINATION OF D. NATHAN SHEETS TO BE AN UNDER SECRETARY OF 
                              THE TREASURY

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        NOMINATION OF CHARLES H. FULGHUM TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL 
                OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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  NOMINATION OF ALFONSO E. LENHARDT TO BE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider

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the following nominations, which the clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read the nominations of Mark William Lippert, of Ohio, 
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States 
of America to the Republic of Korea; Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, a 
Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Special 
Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the 
rank of Ambassador; Kevin F. O'Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
Ireland; Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs); 
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Energy; Robert W. Holleyman II, of Louisiana, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador; Eric 
Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; D. 
Nathan Sheets, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury; 
Charles H. Fulghum, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Alfonso E. Lenhardt, of New York, 
to be Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development.
  Mr. REID. On these nominations, I ask unanimous consent that all time 
be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.


            Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive Calendar

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Executive Calendar consent 
agreed to Wednesday, September 17, 2014, be modified to include 
Executive Calendar No. 1053 following Executive Calendar No. 925, with 
all other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect, 
including yielding back time for debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

  

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