[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 12977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       *Lawrence E. Strickling, of Illinois, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
       *Rebecca M. Blank, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Affairs.
       *John D. Porcari, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       *J. Randolph Babbitt, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five 
     years.
       *Aneesh Chopra, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination 
lists which were printed in the Record on the dates indicated, and ask 
unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive 
Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the 
information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Mark H. Pickett and ending with 
     Ryan A. Wartick, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 14, 
     2009.
       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Heather L. Moe and ending with 
     Marina O. Kosenko, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 14, 
     2009.
       By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     State for Public Diplomacy.
       *Robert Orris Blake, Jr., of Maryland, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to 
     be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.
       By Mr. DODD for Mr. Kennedy for the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       *Seth David Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary 
     of Labor.
       *Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
       *John Q. Easton, of Illinois, to be Director of the 
     Institute of Education Science, Department of Education for a 
     term of six years.
       By Mr. LIEBERMAN for the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       *Marisa J. Demeo, 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.
       *Florence Y. Pan, 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.
       *Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of 
     the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       *David Heyman, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
       *Robert M. Groves, of Michigan, to be Director of the 
     Census.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

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