[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 79 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2792-S2796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                            Immigration Law

  Madam President, I want to spend the rest of my time discussing a 
specific problem that Texans are all too familiar with; that is, people 
breaking our immigration laws, and not just breaking our immigration 
laws but then coming into our local communities and committing 
additional crimes--assault, murder, rape, you name it--in those 
communities even after they have entered the country illegally.
  This is a difficult issue and one that I don't raise lightly, but it 
is important that when we talk about sanctuary cities and criminal 
aliens--these are people who have not just violated the immigration 
laws, these are people who have doubled down and have no respect for 
our laws, and, frankly, they have no respect for the communities in 
which they live. They primarily target the minority community in which 
they live and work.
  We do need to be clear-eyed about this, and we need to treat it 
seriously. We need to remember that our inaction has some real-life 
consequences. I have been glad to see the new administration focus on 
enforcing the law and restoring respect for the rule of law generally 
and taking quick action to help victims of this type of crime in 
particular.
  I want to take a couple of minutes to tell a story about one 
particular victim who was really an American hero, one of my 
constituents who lost his life at the hands of a violent illegal 
immigrant. That would be Houston police officer Rodney Johnson.
  By all accounts, Rodney Johnson was larger than life, standing about 
6 feet 5 inches tall, with a smile just as big. He was a dedicated 
family man, a husband to fellow Houston Police Department officer 
Joslyn Johnson. They had three daughters and two sons. His wife even 
called Rodney ``the glue that held the family together.''
  Rodney was a hero not only to his family but to the local community 
as well. He was a hero for our country, too, because he was a veteran 
of the U.S. military police, the U.S. Army. Of course he was a hero for 
the State of Texas as a former corrections officer with the Texas 
Department of Public Safety.
  A few years ago, Rodney ran into the flames of a burning building and 
saved the lives of several children. For that act of courage, he was 
awarded one of the highest honors a law enforcement officer in Texas 
can receive, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement's Medal of Valor.
  Sadly, all of that changed in the fall of 2006. At about 5:30 p.m. on 
September 21, Officer Johnson pulled over a driver for speeding near 
Houston Hobby Airport. By all accounts, it appeared to be a routine 
traffic stop, but when the driver, Juan Quintero, could not provide 
Officer Johnson with a driver's license, he decided to take him into 
custody. What Officer Johnson did not know is that Mr. Quintero was a 
hardened criminal illegal immigrant with an extensive record of 
offenses, as well as deportations and repeated illegal entries into the 
United States. Even more tragically, Officer Johnson did not know that 
this career thug was concealing a 9mm handgun in the waistband of his 
clothing.
  Officer Johnson followed protocol. He handcuffed the criminal 
suspect, placed him in the back of his squad car, and began writing a 
police report. But just then, Quintero managed to move his cuffed hands 
in front of him, reached for his concealed weapon, and opened fire in a 
cowardly surprise attack, literally killing Rodney Johnson by shooting 
him in the back.
  Quintero was a dangerous career criminal who had no respect for our 
laws. He had no place in our country and had been deported numerous 
times by the Federal Government. But somehow he was free and on the 
streets alongside of our families and heroes like Officer Rodney 
Johnson. That should be an embarrassment to everyone who believes in 
the rule of law and believes that it is government's responsibility at 
the local, State, and Federal level to keep our communities safe.
  This issue is not going to go away, as much as some of our colleagues 
would like to ignore it. There are countless other stories across the 
country of victims and their families who have suffered from some of 
the worst tragedies imaginable because of criminal illegal immigrants.
  I am not talking just about people who have entered the country in 
violation of our immigration laws; I am talking about hardened 
criminals who target people in their communities for profit or for 
other reasons. I have spoken about a number of them from the floor 
before.
  In addition to Officer Rodney Johnson, I could tell you the story of 
Javier Vega, a Border Patrol officer killed by two criminal illegal 
immigrants while fishing with his family. These criminals had been 
deported numerous times and committed multiple crimes.
  I could tell you about Kevin Will, a Houston police officer killed by 
a drunk driver who had entered and was living in the United States 
illegally and who had been deported twice before.
  I could tell you more about Josh Wilkerson, a teenager brutally 
killed by a criminal illegal immigrant in 2010,

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somebody who had been arrested numerous times before.
  I could tell you about Kara Willingham, who was beaten to death by a 
criminal illegal immigrant; Gustavo Burr or Andres Reyes, kidnapped and 
held at gunpoint in South Texas; and Neri Garcia, killed by an illegal 
alien who caused a drunk-driving accident in the Dallas area.
  I could tell you story after story after story of the tragedies 
wrought by a Federal policy that did not enforce our borders or make 
sure that people, once deported, stayed deported because of the danger 
they posed to our communities. I believe this really is a matter of 
political will, and we finally, for the first time in the last 8 years, 
have an administration and a President who believe in securing our 
borders and keeping the public safe.
  There are larger and other additional discussions we need to have 
about our flawed immigration system, but the first thing we need to do 
is regain the public's confidence by securing our borders and enforcing 
our laws. I am glad President Trump is well on his way to beginning 
that process under the leadership of GEN John Kelly at the Department 
of Homeland Security.
  The entire point of this is to keep the first commitment that the 
government makes to American citizens: that we will protect you and 
keep you safe. That is the government's main job, and that includes 
protecting all Americans and everyone in the country, literally, from 
those career criminals who commit offenses and who thumb their noses at 
our immigration laws. As I said, the Trump administration is finally 
taking our security seriously, and I am grateful for that. By focusing 
on violent repeat offenders, we are protecting our citizens and making 
our communities safer places to live. I don't know how anyone could be 
against that.

  I look forward to doing my part here in the Senate to continue 
working with this administration to make sure that our laws are 
enforced and not ignored, such as the one signed into law by Governor 
Abbott in Texas, making sure that sanctuary cities exist no more and 
that every local, State, and Federal law enforcement agency cooperates 
in enforcing the law and making our communities safe and regaining the 
public's confidence in their own government.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.
  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam President, today is a glorious day. It is a great 
day for this country because we and my colleagues, I believe, will 
confirm Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  There are many reasons why it is appropriate for Heather Wilson to be 
Secretary of the Air Force. She has Air Force in her DNA. Her father 
Doug was an Air Force veteran and commercial pilot. Her grandfather 
flew for Britain's Royal Flying Corps in World War I before coming to 
the United States and serving as a courier pilot during World War II.
  Heather was to be no different. She was a junior in high school when 
the Air Force Academy started accepting women. She applied and was 
appointed there to be part of the Academy's third class with women. She 
also became the first woman to command basic training and the first 
woman vice wing commander.
  After college she thought she was going to flight school, but those 
plans changed because she answered the call and was awarded the very 
prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. It was only the sixth year that women 
were permitted to apply for a Rhodes Scholarship, and she was a 
collegiate rower there and earned a master's degree and a doctorate in 
international relations.
  Heather's assignments and accomplishments are many. During her 
service she was a negotiator and political adviser to the U.S. Air 
Force in England and a planning officer for NATO in Belgium, where she 
worked on arms control negotiations.
  Heather left the Air Force because she heeded another call to serve 
as the Director of European Defense Policy and Arms Control on the 
staff of the National Security Council. I know she worked very closely 
with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the Presidency 
of George H.W. Bush, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of 
the Warsaw Pact.
  Heather has always been on an upward trajectory. She left government 
and started her own company advising defense and scientific 
corporations, but public service has always called Heather back. In 
1995 she was asked to be the cabinet secretary of the New Mexico 
Children, Youth and Families Department, where she oversaw foster care, 
adoption, early childhood education, children's mental health, and the 
juvenile justice system. From there, again, public service kept calling 
her, and she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998, 
becoming the first woman to represent New Mexico since the 1940s and 
the first female veteran elected to a full term in the U.S. Congress.
  I met Heather Wilson in the House of Representatives. Her time on the 
Hill included service on the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. I was lucky enough to 
serve with Heather, to learn from her and from her incredible depth of 
knowledge, her certainty--Heather is so certain--and her ability to cut 
through the politics to do what is right for the country. I heard 
Heather give many speeches on the House floor, and they were always 
through the frame of what is in the best interests of the United 
States.
  So after she left Congress she founded another company before she was 
selected as president of the South Dakota School of Mines and 
Technology, and she is there now serving as the school's first female 
President. My condolences go to the South Dakota School of Mines and 
Technology because duty is calling Heather Wilson back to Washington to 
be our Secretary of the Air Force.
  There are a lot of firsts in Heather's life. Senator Pete Domenici, 
to whom Heather felt very close, once called Heather ``the most 
brilliantly qualified House candidate anywhere in the country.''
  I say Heather is a brilliantly qualified designee to be Secretary of 
the Air Force. She has always been not only an incredible intellectual 
and a strong leader, but she is also a very warm, welcoming, and kind 
person. We became good friends and remain so to this day. She is a 
leader. She is a spouse. She is a mother of two wonderful children, a 
pilot, and a veteran. So I am excited about the prospect of Heather's 
returning to Washington to become our Secretary of the Air Force.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam President, Heather Wilson was one of the first 
women to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the third 
generation of her family to serve in the Air Force. She was one of the 
pioneers of gender integration of the modern Air Force. Even so, her 
track record in public service and the private sector after her Air 
Force career raises concerns.
  While serving as the Representative from New Mexico's First District, 
Ms. Wilson admitted to telephoning the U.S. Attorney in Albuquerque to 
pressure him on an ongoing corruption investigation of State Democrats, 
in violation of House ethics rules.
  Ms. Wilson was paid $450,000 between 2009 and 2013 through a Lockheed 
Martin subsidiary for consulting work for Sandia National Laboratory. 
The Government Accountability Office criticized the lab for not having 
adequate documentation of the work that she performed, and Lockheed 
Martin ultimately paid $4.7 million to settle charges that it had paid 
a lobbyist with taxpayer funds. Ethics laws prohibited Ms. Wilson from 
lobbying within a year of serving in Congress. Ms. Wilson failed to 
list her business relationship with Sandia Labs in her financial 
disclosure filings. In spite of this, she claims that she did nothing 
wrong.
  During her unsuccessful run for the Senate, Ms. Wilson claimed that 
legislation intended to reduce bullying of LGBTQ children was a 
violation of religious freedom. She argued that the correct response 
was not to punish bullies, but to ``strengthen our children to be more 
comfortable with themselves.'' She has steadfastly refused to support 
Federal nondiscrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.
  The core values of the Air Force are, integrity first, service before 
self, and excellence in all we do. In spite of her career as an Air 
Force officer, Ms. Wilson has not demonstrated the unflinching 
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demand of our men and women in uniform. She has compromised ethics 
rules in Congress, accepted pay for questionable work that was ill-
defined and can't be fully documented, and failed to show that she is 
willing to stand up for all serving in uniform, regardless of their 
sexual orientation.
  For these reasons, I cannot support Ms. Wilson's nomination to be 
24th Secretary of the Air Force.
  Mrs. CAPITO. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REED. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REED. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to use 10 minutes 
of the Republicans' allotted time because my side has used all of our 
time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REED. Madam President, I rise today to discuss the nomination of 
Dr. Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  The Secretary of the Air Force is an important and influential 
position within our national security structure. As the head of the 
military Department, the Secretary of the Air Force oversees 
recruiting, organizing, training, and equipping of the force. The next 
Air Force Secretary will oversee the Defense Department's most complex 
and costly acquisition programs in history. The Secretary will also 
lead 495,000 Active-Duty, Guard, and Reserve members through the 
challenges of rebuilding long-term sustainable readiness, while 
contending with ongoing operational demands around the globe.
  Dr. Wilson has the knowledge and expertise to serve in that role. She 
is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Rhodes scholar. She 
served in the House of Representatives and on the House Armed Services 
Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Currently, Dr. Wilson is president of the South Dakota School of Mines 
and Technology.
  Without question, Dr. Wilson has notable credentials, but I have 
significant concerns about certain of her past actions. First, Heather 
Wilson & Company, LLC, founded by Dr. Wilson following her tenure in 
Congress, had contracts with four National Nuclear Security 
Administration, or NNSA, laboratories--Sandia National Laboratories, 
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 
Nevada National Security Site. From January 2009 through part of 2011, 
Dr. Wilson's company received $464,000 in payments from these 
laboratories for consulting services.
  However, due to claims of contracting irregularities involving the 
company, the Department of Energy inspector general conducted two 
investigations into this matter. As a result, the contractors that 
operated the laboratories on behalf of the government paid back at 
least $442,877 to the Department of Energy with respect to payments 
made to Dr. Wilson's company. The rationale for the repayments was the 
absence of any appreciable evidence of work product. Furthermore, 
Lockheed Martin, which operated Sandia National Laboratories, agreed to 
an overall settlement of $4.7 million for their management failures.
  Let me be clear. Dr. Wilson was not found culpable of wrongdoing. 
Nevertheless, the allegations that were levied are serious and directly 
involved her company. As such, during her confirmation hearing, I asked 
Dr. Wilson about these contracts and the allegations of impropriety. 
Unfortunately, I did not receive a satisfactory response. Dr. Wilson 
deflected any suggestions that she bore any responsibility for these 
contracting irregularities.
  As concerning as these allegations are, there was another incident 
that I found even more problematic as we reviewed Dr. Wilson's 
qualifications to serve as Secretary of the Air Force. In October of 
2006, while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives, Dr. 
Wilson contacted a sitting U.S. attorney, David C. Iglesias, who was 
appointed by President George W. Bush, regarding the status of Federal 
corruption cases in New Mexico. This action was highly unusual and 
contrary to guidance in effect at the time from the House Ethics 
Committee. In fact, the House Ethics Manual provided that a request for 
background information or a status report from a U.S. attorney ``may in 
effect be an indirect or subtle effort to influence the substantive 
outcome of the proceedings.'' The guidance provided by the manual 
stated that the best way to communicate any inquiry or question was in 
writing, in order to make it part of the proceedings.
  As a former Member of the House myself, I have deep concerns about 
this action in terms of House ethics rules and the possibility that a 
Federal prosecutor may have felt pressured by Congress in an ongoing 
investigation.
  In September of 2008, a joint report by the Department of Justice 
inspector general and the Department of Justice Office of Professional 
Responsibility, which investigated the removal of nine U.S. attorneys, 
including Mr. Iglesias, concluded that ``the evidence we have developed 
so far shows that Wilson . . . in fact called Iglesias before the 
election, and that the substance of the call led Iglesias to believe he 
was being pressured to indict the courthouse case before the upcoming 
election.''
  During her nomination hearing, Dr. Wilson testified that she called 
Mr. Iglesias because, in her words, ``an individual or constituent with 
knowledge of ongoing investigations told me that the U.S. Attorney was 
intentionally delaying corruption prosecutions, and I felt as though I 
had to address that allegation in some appropriate way.'' However, as I 
previously mentioned, contacting a U.S. attorney in this manner was 
clearly contrary to the ethics rules that govern the conduct of Members 
of the House of Representatives.
  Perhaps Dr. Wilson, though, does deserve the benefit of the doubt. 
Maybe her intention, when she called Mr. Iglesias, was not to pressure 
him. However, when I asked Dr. Wilson the name of the individual who 
made the allegation about Mr. Iglesias's intentionally delaying 
corruption prosecutions, she refused to provide the person's name. Dr. 
Wilson argued that she had an obligation not to reveal who it was who 
made a highly politicized and unusual charge against Mr. Iglesias.
  I think providing the name of the person is important because it 
helps us to understand the purpose of Dr. Wilson's call to Mr. 
Iglesias. It is one thing if a concerned constituent with no ties or 
interests in corruption cases under investigation innocuously contacted 
Dr. Wilson. Perhaps her subsequent call to Mr. Iglesias could be 
excused. But because we do not have the name, we have no way to verify 
the motive. It remains very possible that the person who contacted Dr. 
Wilson wanted to pressure Mr. Iglesias to move forward with these 
pending corruption cases. If that is the case, it casts Dr. Wilson's 
call to Mr. Iglesias in a much different light. Unfortunately, without 
further information from Dr. Wilson, I will not be able to resolve my 
concerns about this incident.
  The two issues I have just discussed have reluctantly led me to 
conclude that while Dr. Wilson has excellent academic and professional 
qualifications, I must vote against her nomination before the full 
Senate.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moran). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, a month ago, I spoke in strong support of 
Dr. Heather Wilson to be the 24th Secretary of the Air Force. I am 
pleased that it appears that her nomination will be confirmed today.
  In the many years I have known Dr. Wilson, I have always been 
impressed by her intellect and especially by her leadership skills. Her 
qualifications and character are beyond dispute. Throughout her life, 
she has used her many talents not for personal gain or self-
aggrandizement but for the public good.
  Dr. Wilson was one of the first female graduates of the Air Force 
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which is a pretty impressive accomplishment unto itself, but she set an 
even higher standard when she earned a Rhodes scholarship to study at 
Oxford University.
  Upon being awarded her Ph.D., she went to work for the National 
Security Council and then ran for Congress. I got to know Dr. Wilson 
through her insightful work on the House Intelligence and Armed 
Services Committees. Make no mistake--Dr. Wilson made a difference 
during her service in the House. As a well-respected member of the 
Intelligence Committee, she built a reputation as a no-nonsense 
legislator who was deeply committed to upholding our national security. 
In all things, she proved herself to be exceptionally competent, and I 
have to say that she proved herself to be worthy of the highest trust.
  After her service in the House, Dr. Wilson became the president of 
the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. There, she again set a 
high bar by leading a school whose alumni, I have been informed, make a 
higher average starting salary than do Harvard graduates.
  For over 20 years, our Nation's Air Force has been involved in 
conflicts all over the world. Now more than ever, the Air Force needs a 
proven leader who can modernize the service and lead us to victory. I 
believe Dr. Wilson will provide that leadership. I have every 
confidence that she will serve with honor and integrity and make a 
lasting difference as the next Secretary of the Air Force. I have known 
her for a long time. I have gone to her State and worked with her and 
campaigned with her. All I can say is that she is a very top-notch 
woman leader, one of the best I have seen in all of my time in the U.S. 
Senate, and I know she is going to do a terrific job. I am going to 
help her every step of the way, and I am sure everybody else here will.
  I hope everybody on this floor will vote for Dr. Heather Wilson for 
this position. We cannot lose. We are all going to be ahead because she 
is willing to serve and serve more, and she is willing to leave what 
really is a very comfortable position in order to take one that is not 
so comfortable and is very demanding, and I respect her for that and 
think the world of her.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, what is the parliamentary situation?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering the nomination of 
Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  The time runs out in 37 minutes.
  Mr. McCAIN. What is the time of the vote?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time concludes at 6:03 p.m.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the 
nomination of Heather Wilson to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Air 
Force.
  Dr. Wilson is a proven leader and a dedicated public servant. She is 
a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and Oxford 
University, where she earned master's and doctorate degrees as a Rhodes 
Scholar. If confirmed, Dr. Wilson will be the first Air Force Academy 
graduate in history to serve as Secretary of the Air Force.
  Dr. Wilson served 7 years as an Air Force officer. During the Cold 
War, she served in the United Kingdom and at the U.S. Mission to NATO 
in Brussels. As the Cold War came to an end, she served on the National 
Security Council staff under President George H.W. Bush, working on 
issues concerning NATO and arms control.
  Dr. Wilson later moved west to marry her husband, Jay, who is also an 
Air Force veteran. After a few years in the private sector, Dr. Wilson 
once again answered the call to service, first as the head of the New 
Mexico Child Welfare Department and later as a Member of the U.S. House 
of Representatives.
  In Congress, Dr. Wilson was the leading voice on national security. 
She took on the tough issues, from surveillance programs to sexual 
assault at the Air Force Academy, and she earned the deepest respect of 
her colleagues on Capitol Hill, including mine.
  For the last 4 years, Dr. Wilson has been the president of the South 
Dakota School of Mines, enhancing its reputation as a premier 
engineering, science, and research institution.
  Now America's Air Force needs her leadership.
  The next Secretary will lead America's Air Force in confronting the 
most diverse and complex array of global crises since the end of World 
War II. The world is on fire, and now more than ever our Nation is 
counting on the global vigilance, global reach, and global power that 
are the hallmarks of the U.S. Air Force capabilities.
  The next Secretary will also inherit the oldest, smallest, and least 
ready Air Force in its history. Twenty-five years of continuous 
deployments, troubled acquisition programs, and frequent aircraft 
divestments have aged and shrunk the Air Force's inventory. The 
combination of relentless operational tempo and the self-inflicted 
wounds of the Budget Control Act and sequestration have depleted 
readiness. Meanwhile, potential adversaries are rapidly shrinking 
America's technological advantage and holding our aircraft at greater 
risk over greater distances.

  In short, we have asked a lot of our Air Force over the last 25 
years, and the demands placed on the service continue to grow. Congress 
has only added to the problems with the Budget Control Act and 
sequestration. We are placing an unnecessary and dangerous burden on 
the backs of our airmen, and we cannot change course soon enough.
  We owe our airmen the resources, equipment, and training they need to 
succeed. We also owe them proven leadership. That is why the Senate 
should confirm Dr. Wilson to be the next Secretary of the Air Force. 
From the Air Force Academy to the Air Force, to the National Security 
Council, to the House of Representatives, Dr. Wilson has proven herself 
as a leader. She understands the missions of the Air Force and the 
capabilities it brings to the defense of our Nation. I am confident she 
will uphold the Air Force's core values: integrity first, service 
before self, and excellence in all the Air Force does.
  Heather Wilson is the right person to lead the Air Force to a 
stronger future, and I urge my colleagues to support her nomination.
  Mr. President, I yield back all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Wilson 
nomination?
  Mr. McCAIN. 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 legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is 
necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 76, nays 22, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 122 Ex.]

                                YEAS--76

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Bennet
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Brown
     Burr
     Capito
     Carper
     Casey
     Cassidy
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Cotton
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Daines
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Ernst
     Fischer
     Flake
     Gardner
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Johnson
     Kaine
     Kennedy
     King
     Klobuchar
     Lankford
     Lee
     Manchin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Nelson
     Paul
     Perdue
     Peters
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rounds
     Rubio
     Sasse
     Schatz
     Scott
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Strange
     Sullivan
     Tester
     Thune
     Tillis
     Toomey
     Udall
     Warner
     Wicker
     Young

                                NAYS--22

     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Cortez Masto
     Duckworth
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Harris
     Hassan
     Hirono

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     Leahy
     Markey
     Merkley
     Murray
     Reed
     Schumer
     Van Hollen
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Isakson
     Sanders
       
  The nomination was confirmed.

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