[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8903-S8904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOMINATIONS EN BLOC

  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, while I voted No on S. Res. 532, which 
calls for an up or down vote on 97 nominations, en bloc, I would have 
voted yea on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote 
on each nomination separately:

       1. Calendar Number 429: Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be 
     Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
       2. Calendar Number 430: Benjamin Kohlmann, of Texas, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
       3. Calendar Number 431: Amy Henninger, of Virginia, to be 
     Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of 
     Defense.
       4. Calendar Number 432: David Denton, Jr., of Virginia, to 
     be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy.
       5. Calendar Number 454: Jonathan Burke, of Georgia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of 
     the Treasury.
       6. Calendar Number 461: Jeremiah Workman, of Ohio, to be 
     Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
     Training.
       7. Calendar Number 470: James Mazol, of Virginia, to be a 
     Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
       8. Calendar Number 478: Dominick Gerace II, of Ohio, to be 
     United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for 
     the term of 4 years.
       9. Calendar Number 479: Jerome Francis Gorgon, Jr., of 
     Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern 
     District of Michigan for the term of 4 years.
       10. Calendar Number 480: Bryan Stirling, of South Carolina, 
     to be United States Attorney for the District of South 
     Carolina for the term of 4 years.
       11. Calendar Number 518: Platte Moring, of South Carolina, 
     to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.
       12. Calendar Number 522: Peter Metzger, of the District of 
     Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and 
     Analysis, Department of the Treasury.
       13. Calendar Number 524: Edward Forst, of Florida, to be 
     Administrator of General Services.
       14. Calendar Number 525: Stephen F. Rickard, of the 
     District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 
     years.
       15. Calendar Number 526: Elana S. Suttenberg, of the 
     District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 
     years.
       16. Calendar Number 527: John Cuong Truong, of the District 
     of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court 
     of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years.
       17. Calendar Number 529: Robert Kadlec, of New York, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       18. Calendar Number 530: Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       19. Calendar Number 531: Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       20. Calendar Number 532: Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to 
     be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
       21. Calendar Number 533: David Beck, of Tennessee, to be 
     Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.
       22. Calendar Number 535: Michael Borders, of Florida, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
       23. Calendar Number 536: William Lane III, of Virginia, to 
     be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
       24. Calendar Number 538: James Caggy, of New York, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position)
       25. Calendar Number 539: Timothy Dill, of Ohio, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       26. Calendar Number 540: Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be 
     Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, 
     Department of Defense.
       27. Calendar Number 541: Maurice Todd, of Florida, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       28. Calendar Number 551: Stephen Carmel, of Virginia, to be 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration.

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       29. (66) Calendar Number 552: Timothy Petty, of Indiana, to 
     be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
       30. Calendar Number 553: Laura DiBella, of Florida, to be a 
     Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 
     2028.
       31. Calendar Number 555: Michelle A. Schultz, of 
     Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
     Board for a term expiring November 30, 2030. (Reappointment)
       32. Calendar Number 565: Benjamin Leon, Jr., of Florida, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Principality of Andorra.
       33. Calendar Number 566: Brent Christensen, of Virginia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America to the People's Republic of 
     Bangladesh.
       34. Calendar Number 567: Morvared Namdarkhan, of Texas, to 
     be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs).
       35. Calendar Number 575: Erin Creegan, of New Hampshire, to 
     be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire 
     for the term of 4 years.
       36. Calendar Number 578: Scott Leary, of Mississippi, to be 
     United States Attorney for the Northern District of 
     Mississippi for the term of 4 years.
       37. Calendar Number 582: Melissa Argyros, of California, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Latvia.
       38. Calendar Number 583: Yehuda Kaploun, of Florida, to be 
     Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the 
     rank of Ambassador.
       39. Calendar Number 584: Bernardo Navarro, of Puerto Rico, 
     to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
     United States of America to the Republic of Peru.
       40. Calendar Number 585: Darryl Nirenberg, of Virginia, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to Romania.
       41. Calendar Number 587: Christopher Yeaw, of Virginia, to 
     be an Assistant Secretary of State (Arms Control, 
     Nonproliferation, and Stability).
       42. Calendar Number 588: Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to 
     be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a 
     term of 4 years.

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