[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  NOMINATION OF THOMAS A. SHANNON, JR.

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I want to note for the record that I 
will object to any unanimous consent request relating to the nomination 
of Thomas A. Shannon Jr., to be Ambassador to Brazil. On July 28, I 
wrote a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Trade 
Representative Ron Kirk asking for a clarification of the President's 
position regarding the U.S. ethanol tariff in light of Mr. Shannon's 
stated view on the tariff. I will continue to object to any unanimous 
consent request proffered with respect to Mr. Shannon's nomination 
until such time as the administration responds to my letter and I have 
an opportunity to review such response.

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