[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2692]
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                            VOTE EXPLANATION

 Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I was absent when the Senate voted 
on vote No. 104 to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 655. Victor 
G. Mercado, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
vote No. 105 to confirm Mr. Mercado, vote No. 106 to invoke cloture on 
Executive Calendar No. 652, Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be Special 
Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, and vote No. 107 to confirm 
Mr. Miller. On votes Nos. 104 and 105, had I been present, I would have 
voted yea on the motion to invoke cloture and confirm Mr. Mercado. On 
votes Nos. 106 and 107, had I present, I would have voted no on the 
motion to invoke cloture and confirm Mr. Miller.
  Mr. President, I was absent when the Senate voted on vote No. 108 to 
invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 656, James H. Anderson, of 
Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. On vote No. 108, 
had I been present, I would have voted yea on the motion to invoke 
cloture on Mr. Anderson.
  Mr. President, I was absent when the Senate voted on vote No. 109 to 
confirm Executive Calendar No. 656, James H. Anderson, of Virginia, to 
be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. On vote No. 109, had I been 
present, I would have voted yea on the motion to confirm Mr. Anderson.
  Mr. President, I was absent when the Senate voted on vote No. 110 to 
invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 644, Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. 
On vote No. 110, had I been present, I would have voted no on the 
motion to invoke cloture on Mr. Tipton.
  Mr. President, I was absent when the Senate voted on vote No. 111 to 
confirm Executive Calendar No. 644, Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. On 
vote No. 111, had I been present, I would have voted no on the motion 
to confirm Mr. Tipton.

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