[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4557-S4558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MORNING BUSINESS
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S. RES. 817
Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, while I voted No on S. Res. 817, which
calls for an up or down vote on 74 nominations, en bloc, I would have
voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote
on each nomination separately:
1. Calendar No. 729: John Breslow, of Arizona, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Cyprus.
2. Calendar No. 730: Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the Office
of the United Nations and Other International Organizations
in Geneva.
3. Calendar No. 731: Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
4. Calendar No. 732: Preston Wells Griffith III, of
Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of
America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations.
5. Calendar No. 733: Preston Wells Griffith III, of
Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of
America to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
6. Calendar No. 734: Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs).
7. Calendar No. 739: Kenneth Sorenson, of Hawaii, to be
United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the
term of four years.
8. Calendar No. 740: Johnson TeeHee II, of Oklahoma, to be
United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
for the term of four years.
9. Calendar No. 746: Timothy VerHey, of Michigan, to be
United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
for the term of four years.
10. Calendar No. 748: Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to
be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West
Virginia for the term of four years.
11. Calendar No. 749: Jason Holt, of Oklahoma, to be United
States Marshal for the
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Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
12. Calendar No. 757: Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Kingdom of Norway.
13. Calendar No. 761: Eric Wendt, of California, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Albania.
14. Calendar No. 762: David Brat, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Commonwealth of Australia.
15. Calendar No. 781: Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
for the term of four years.
16. Calendar No. 822: David M. Prouty, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of
five years expiring August 27, 2031. (Reappointment).
17. Calendar No. 823: Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a
term of four years.
18. Calendar No. 826: Kaveh Farzad, of Maryland, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
19. Calendar No. 835: Christopher Michael De Bono, of the
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
20. Calendar No. 836: Sharon E. Goodie, of the District of
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
21. Calendar No. 837: Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New
Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States.
22. Calendar No. 842: Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, of the
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
23. Calendar No. 843: Craig Edward Leen, of the District of
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
24. Calendar No. 844: Christine Michelle Macey, of the
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
25. Calendar No. 845: John Barlow Timmer, of the District
of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
26. Calendar No. 848: James Andrew Crowell IV, of the
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen
years.
27. Calendar No. 849: Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District
of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
28. Calendar No. 850: Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to Belize.
29. Calendar No. 853: Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina,
to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
30. Calendar No. 854: Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
31. Calendar No. 855: Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
32. Calendar No. 856: Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Moldova.
33. Calendar No. 857: John Hurley, of California, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with
the rank of Ambassador.
34. Calendar No. 858: Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to Brazil.
35. Calendar No. 859: Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of The Gambia.
36. Calendar No. 860: Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
37. Calendar No. 863: Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be
an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian
Affairs).
38. Calendar No. 864: Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs).
39. Calendar No. 865: Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be
an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs).
40. Calendar No. 868: Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be
a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a
term expiring December 31, 2028. (Reappointment).
41. Calendar No. 869: Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to
be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term
expiring December 31, 2030. (Reappointment).
42. Calendar No. 874: Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
43. Calendar No. 899: Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director
of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services, for the term of four years.
44. Calendar No. 903: Christopher Nassar, of Oklahoma, to
be US Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
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