[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I was unable to vote on Executive 
Calendar No. 81, Scott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years, due to my 
participation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Italy, on 
July 10, 2025. I am working with Senator Graham to build international 
support to advance our bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act in an effort 
to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. I would have opposed confirmation of 
the nomination had I been present for the vote. The vote was rollcall 
vote No. 379.
  I was unable to vote on Executive Calendar No. 58, William Briggs, of 
Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
due to my participation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, 
Italy, on July 10, 2025. I am working with Senator Graham to build 
international support to advance our bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act 
in an effort to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. I would have opposed 
confirmation of the nomination had I been present for the vote. The 
vote was rollcall vote No. 380.
  I was unable to vote on Executive Calendar No. 64, Jonathan Gould, of 
Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, 
due to my participation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, 
Italy, on July 10, 2025. I am working with Senator Graham to build 
international support to advance our bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act 
in an effort to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. I would have opposed 
cloture on the nomination had I been present for the vote. The vote was 
rollcall vote No. 381.
  I was unable to attend the cloture vote for Executive Calendar No. 
261, Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, due to my participation at the Ukraine 
Recovery Conference in Rome, Italy, on July 10, 2025. I am working with 
Senator Graham to build international support to advance our bipartisan 
Sanctioning Russia Act in an effort to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. I 
would have opposed cloture had I been present for the vote. The vote 
was rollcall vote No. 382.
  I was unable to vote on Executive Calendar No. 64, Jonathan Gould, of 
Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, 
due to my participation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, 
Italy, on July 10, 2025. I am working with Senator Graham to build 
international support to advance our bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act 
in an effort to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. I would have opposed 
confirmation of the nomination had I been present for the vote. The 
vote was rollcall vote No. 383.

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