[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6252-S6253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NOMINATION OF NANI A. COLORETTI TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--Continued

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote on the Coloretti nomination.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I would like to express my support for 
the consideration of the nomination of Nani Coloretti to be the Deputy 
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.
  Ms. Coloretti has a distinguished history of public service; she 
currently is the Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. 
Department of Treasury, a position she has served in since 2012. Prior 
to joining the U.S. Treasury, Ms. Coloretti assisted setting up 
operations at the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 
serving as the Acting Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, from 1999 
to 2005, Ms. Coloretti served as director of policy, planning and 
budget for the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and their 
Families, as well as budget director to San Francisco Mayor Gavin 
Newsom, where she managed the implementation of San Francisco's $6.2 
billion annual budget.
  Ms. Coloretti received a B.A. in economics and communications from 
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University of Pennsylvania and a master's in public policy from the 
Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at 
Berkeley. In 2012, Ms. Coloretti was awarded the National Public 
Service Award by the American Society for Public Administration and the 
National Academy of Public Administration.
  I believe that Ms. Coloretti brings a wealth of experience and 
knowledge to the position of Deputy Secretary, and I look forward to 
voting for her confirmation.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back all 
time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development?
  Mr. GRAHAM. 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 bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce the Senator from Louisiana (Mrs. Landrieu) and 
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) are necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 28, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 297 Ex.]

                                YEAS--68

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

                                NAYS--28

     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Graham
     Grassley
     Inhofe
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Vitter

                             NOT VOTING--4

     Coburn
     Cochran
     Landrieu
     McCaskill
  The nomination was confirmed.

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