[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5635-S5636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on an entirely different matter, the 
Senate continues making headway in the personnel business.
  It is still too bad that our Democratic colleagues continue to insist 
on cloture votes, floor time, and rollcall votes for the kinds of 
uncontroversial nominees who have ordinarily traveled by voice vote for 
past administrations of both parties. Yet the Senate hasn't been 
deterred by this novel campaign of systematic obstruction from our 
Democratic friends. We will keep right on getting these talented public 
servants on the job, where they belong.
  Later today, we will confirm a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury. Then we will confirm an ambassador, a solicitor of a Cabinet 
department, and a deputy commissioner of Social Security. They aren't 
the only nominees we will confirm this week. Before our work is 
finished, we will also have confirmed our next Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs and, pending the committee action of our colleagues, our

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next Secretary of Labor--another group of talented professionals put to 
work for the American people and more of the President's team in place.

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