[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 121 (Monday, July 12, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                              Nominations

  Madam President, on nominations, the Senate will also continue to 
confirm highly qualified nominations to the Biden administration.
  This week, the Senate will confirm Uzra Zeya to serve as Under 
Secretary of State and Julie Su to serve as Deputy Secretary of Labor. 
Both Ms. Zeya and Ms. Su will add to the expertise, dedication, and 
diversity of President Biden's administration. As the week progresses, 
Members should be advised there will be additional votes, in all 
likelihood, on additional nominees.
  Judicial appointments remain one of our highest priorities. Later 
this week, the Judiciary Committee will vote to advance five additional 
judges: two circuit court nominees, including Ms. Eunice Lee--one of 
the great public defenders not only in New York but in the country whom 
I am proud to recommend to the Second Circuit--and three district court 
nominees.
  The Senate has already confirmed more circuit and district court 
judges before July 4 than during the first year of any Presidency in 
recent history. We will continue this critical work in the months to 
come and restore balance, much needed balance, to the Federal 
judiciary.