[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                              Nominations

  Madam President, next, this week the Senate will continue to confirm 
President Biden's outstanding Cabinet nominees. We had intended to 
finish the confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of 
Homeland Security today, but unfortunately, with winter storms hitting 
much of the east coast, Mr. Mayorkas's confirmation will be delayed 
until tomorrow to accommodate Members who are having difficulty getting 
here.
  We will also vote tomorrow on the confirmation of former South Bend 
Mayor Pete Buttigieg to serve as our Nation's next Secretary of 
Transportation. Mr. Buttigieg is an impressive public servant who has 
already earned the respect and confidence of both sides. He was 
reported out of the committee last week on an overwhelming bipartisan 
vote, and I look forward to confirming his nomination tomorrow.
  Now, as we process these nominations on the floor, our Senate 
committees are hard at work preparing the next slate of nominees, 
including Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, Veterans Affairs, 
Commerce, Education, Labor, EPA, and more. We have a lot of work to do 
here, but the Senate is going to press forward on these nominations as 
quickly as possible