[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20849-20850]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  On request by Mr. Warner and by unanimous consent, it was
  Ordered, That the following nominations be discharged from further 
consideration by the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations:

                       Department of the Treasury

       Teresa M. Ressel, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Treasury, vice Edward Kingman, Jr.

                          Department of State

       Jeffrey A. Marcus, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
     Belgium.

  On further request by Mr. Warner and by unanimous consent, it was
  Ordered, That the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions 
to reconsider en bloc be laid on the table; that the President be 
immediately notified of the confirmation of these nominations; and that 
the Senate return to legislative session.
       Nominee: Jeffrey Alan Marcus.
       Post: United States Ambassador to Belgium.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       1. Self--amount, date, donee: $1,000, 2/21/03, Senator Judd 
     Gregg Committee; $1,000, 11/14/02, Terrell for Senate; 
     $1,000, 9/23/02, Forrester 2002; $1,000, 9/17/02, Friends of 
     Sessions Senate Committee; $210,000, 7/08/02, Republican 
     National State Elections Committee; $1,083.68, 6/27/02, John 
     Cornyn for Senate, Inc., In-kind contribution for expenses 
     for in-home fund-raiser in excess of exempt amounts; 
     ($1,083.68), John Cornyn for Senate, Inc., Reimbursement 
     received on 7/31/02 from John Cornyn for Senate, Inc., for 6/
     27/02 in-home fund-raiser; $5,000, 5/01/02, NRCC Trust; 
     $1,000, 4/30/02, Friends of Jeb Hensarling (General 
     election); $1,000, 4/30/02, Cantor for Congress; $2,000, 4/
     24/02, Thune for South Dakota (Primary and general 
     elections); $2,000, 2/06/02, John Cornyn for Senate, Inc.; 
     $1,000, 1/16/02, Friends of Jeb Hensarling (Primary 
     election); $1,000, 1/11/02, Friends of Katherine Harris; 
     $1,000, 1/11/02, Tim Hutchinson Senate Committee; $5,000, 12/
     27/01, Republican Jewish Coalition PAC; $5,000, (this 
     contribution was inadvertently attributed to me when it 
     should have been attributed to my wife Nancy C. Marcus. We 
     have contacted KPAC to ask that they correct the error), 8/
     27/01, KPAC; $20,000, 5/08/01, Republican National Committee; 
     $6,468.67, 4/05/01, Republican National Committee, Hosted 
     fund-raiser luncheon, The Crescent Court Hotel, Garden Room, 
     Dallas, TX 75201; ($6,468.70), Reimbursement received on 4/
     01/03 from Republican National Committee for fund-raiser on 
     4/05/01; $600.00, (the Republican National Committee (RNC) 
     inadvertently reported these sums as contributions to the 
     Republican Party when they were simply payments for hotel 
     accommodations and parade tickets associated with the 2001 
     Presidential Inauguration. I have requested that the RNC 
     correct their filing), 1/24/01, Republican National Committee 
     State Elections Committee; $10,879, the Republican National 
     Committee (RNC) inadvertently reported these sums as 
     contributions to the Republican Party when they were simply 
     payments for hotel accommodations and parade tickets 
     associated with the 2001 Presidential Inauguration. I have 
     requested that the RNC correct this filing, 1/19/01, 
     Republican National Committee, State Elections Committee; 
     $1,000, 9/06/00, Lazio 2000, Inc.; $12,500, 6/19/00, 
     Republican National Committee Presidential Trust; $217,500, 
     6/19/00, Republican National State Elections Committee--
     Victory 2000; $1,000, 2/10/00, Martin Frost Campaign 
     Committee (General election); $500, 2/07/00, Jon Newton for 
     Congress; $5,000, 1/25/00, DASHPAC; $10,000, (the ultimate 
     recipients of this contribution were: Arizona Republican 
     Party, $250; California Republican Party/Team California, 
     $1690; Illinois Republican Party, $690; Massachusetts 
     Republican State Congressional Committee, $380; Michigan 
     Republican State Committee, $570; New Jersey Republican State 
     Committee, $470; New York Republican Federal Campaign 
     Committee, $1030; Ohio State Republican Party, $660; 
     Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, $730; 
     Republican Party of Florida Federal Campaign Account, $790; 
     Republican Party of Iowa, $220; Republican Party of Virginia, 
     $410; Washington State Republican party, $350), 12/20/99, 
     1999 State Victory Fund Committee; $1,000, 10/20/99, Friends 
     of Sam Johnson; $1,000, 10/20/99, Pete Sessions for Congress; 
     $1,000, 9/02/99, Martin Frost Campaign Committee (Primary 
     election); $1,000, 7/28/99, Regina Montoya Coggins for 
     Congress; $1,000, 3/29/99, Governor George W. Bush 
     Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc.; $5,000, 1/22/99, 
     Chancellor Media PAC; $1,000, 1/04/99, Friends of Giuliani 
     Exploratory Committee.
       2. Spouse, Nancy C. Marcus: $2,000, 2/06/02, John Cornyn 
     for Senate (Primary and general elections); $5,000, 
     (corrected attribution from Jeffrey A. Marcus), 8/27/01, 
     KPAC; $20,000, 5/08/01, Republican National Committee; 
     $20,000, 6/19/00, Republican National Committee Presidential 
     Trust; $1,000, 3/29/99, Governor George W. Bush Presidential 
     Exploratory Committee, Inc.
       3. Children and Spouses, Daughter: Rebecca Paige Marcus 
     Beshara, ($1,000.00), 9/26/02, Coleman for U.S. Senate 
     Reattribution to Adam Beshara; $2,000, 9/10/02, Coleman for

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     U.S. Senate; $1,000, 9/30/99, Governor George W. Bush 
     Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc.
       Son-in-Law: Adam Christopher Beshara, $1,000, 9/26/02, 
     Coleman for U.S. Senate. Son, David Mitchell Marcus, $1,000, 
     9/30/99, Governor George W. Bush Presidential Exploratory 
     Committee, Inc.
       4. Parents: Father, Bert Marcus, $1,000, 3/31/99, Governor 
     George W. Bush Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc.; 
     Father's Wife, Jean Marcus, $1,000, 3/31/99, Governor George 
     W. Bush Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc.; Mother, 
     Helene Fendler Marcus, Deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Samuel Marcus, Deceased. Rachel Marcus, 
     Deceased. Harry Fendler, Deceased. Bessie Fendler, Deceased.
       7. Sisters and Spouses, Deborah and Marcus Noxon, none. 
     Brother-in-Law, John Noxon, none.

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