[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1963-S1964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                              Nominations

  Mr. President, now on nominations, after voting to avoid default last 
week,

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the Senate will focus this week on advancing more of President Biden's 
key administrative and judicial nominees.
  Later today, the Senate will vote to advance the nomination of David 
Crane to be Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the Department of 
Energy.
  The Under Secretary for Infrastructure is a new role at the DOE, 
created by the Biden administration and charged with implementing the 
historic clean energy investments made in our bipartisan infrastructure 
law.
  Once confirmed, Mr. Crane's job will be ensuring our infrastructure 
dollars translate to lower energy costs, new clean energy manufacturing 
jobs, and a more resilient energy grid.
  Mr. Crane received bipartisan support in the ENR Committee, and I 
expect that bipartisan support to carry on to the floor.
  Also, the Senate will advance the nomination of Dilawar Syed to serve 
as second in command at the SBA, the Small Business Administration. Mr. 
Syed is the definition of a highly qualified nominee. His nomination is 
supported by a broad range of business stakeholders, including the U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, and he will have the crucial task of helping tens 
of millions of small businesses get the resources they need to grow 
their operations.
  The SBA has not had a Senate-confirmed Deputy for more than 5 years, 
and Mr. Syed is one of the longest pending nominees in the Senate. So I 
am exceedingly pleased this qualified nominee is now moving forward. If 
confirmed, Mr. Syed will also add to the diversity of President Biden's 
administration by serving as the highest ranking Muslim official in the 
administration.
  Finally, this week, we will begin considering the nomination of Dale 
Ho to serve as a district judge for the Southern District of New York.
  It is shaping up to be another busy week in the Senate, and I thank 
my colleagues for their good work.