[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6571]
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                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. President, I missed the following votes, but had I 
been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 451, Motion to 
invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 95 Joseph Kent, of Washington, 
to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence. I missed the following votes, but 
had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 452, 
Confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 95, Joseph Kent, of Washington, 
to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence. I missed the following votes, but 
had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 454, On 
the Motion to Discharge, Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 41. I missed the 
following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 455, On the Motion to Discharge, Motion to Discharge 
S.J. Res. 34. I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I 
would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 457, On the Cloture Motion, 
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security. I missed 
the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 458, On the Motion to Invoke Cloture, Cheryl Mason to 
be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs. I missed the 
following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 461, On the Nomination, Confirmation: Cheryl Mason, 
of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans 
Affairs. I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would 
have voted no on rollcall vote No. 463, On the Nomination, 
Confirmation: Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security. I missed 
the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 471, On the Cloture Motion, Motion to Invoke Cloture: 
Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. I missed 
the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 482, On the Nomination, Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, 
of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the 
Oriental Republic of Uruguay. I missed the following votes, but had I 
been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 485, On the 
Cloture Motion, Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the European Union 
with the rank of Ambassador. I missed the following votes, but had I 
been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 486, On the 
Nomination, Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the European Union 
with the rank of Ambassador. I missed the following votes, but had I 
been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 487, On the 
Cloture Motion, Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador 
of the United States of America to the Holy See. I missed the following 
votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote 
No. 488, On the Nomination, Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to 
be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See. I missed 
the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted no on 
rollcall vote No. 496, On the Nomination, Confirmation: John Arrigo, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the 
Portuguese Republic.

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