[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 121 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3604-S3605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, on July 11, 2022, I was absent for 
rollcall vote No. 243, Executive Calendar No. 599, the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with his 
nomination to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  Mr. President, on July 12, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
244, Executive Calendar No. 599, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm his nomination 
to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  Mr. President, on July 12, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
245, Executive Calendar No. 1037, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Steven M. Dettelbach to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with his 
nomination to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives.
  Mr. President, on July 12, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
246, Executive Calendar No. 1037, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Steven M. Dettelbach to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm his nomination 
to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
  Mr. President, on July 12, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
247, Executive Calendar No. 975, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 2018, due to testing positive for 
COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with his 
nomination to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2018.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
248, Executive Calendar No. 975, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2018, due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm his nomination 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2018.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
249, Executive Calendar No. 976, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be Vice Chairman for 
Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for 
a term of four years due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with his 
nomination to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
250, Executive Calendar No. 976, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four 
years due to testing positive for COVID-19.

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  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm his nomination 
to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
251, Executive Calendar No. 676, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with his 
nomination to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
252, Executive Calendar No. 676, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States due to testing 
positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm his nomination 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States.
  Mr. President, on July 13, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
253, Executive Calendar No. 908, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, of New York, to be General 
Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency due to testing positive for 
COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with her 
nomination as General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  Mr. President, on July 14, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
254, Executive Calendar No. 908, the confirmation of the nomination of 
Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, of New York, to be General Counsel of the 
Central Intelligence Agency due to testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to confirm her nomination 
to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  Mr. President, on July 14, 2022, I was absent for rollcall vote No. 
255, Executive Calendar No. 968, the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Julianna Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit due to 
testing positive for COVID-19.
  Had I been present, I would have voted yes to proceed with her 
nomination to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia Circuit.

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