[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged of PN65-15 and 65-9; the Budget and 
Homeland Security Committee be discharged of PN65-12; and the Banking 
Committee be discharged of PN64-15; and the Senate then proceed, en 
bloc, to the nominations; that the Senate then proceed to vote on 
confirmation of the nominations, en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the 
nominations of James Steinberg to be Deputy Secretary of State; Jacob 
Lew to be Deputy Secretary of State, Management and Resources; Robert 
Nabors to be Deputy Director, OMB; and Christina Romer to be a member 
of the Council of Economic Advisors?
  The nominations were confirmed.
  Mr. TESTER. I move to reconsider and table; and I ask unanimous 
consent that no further motions be in order; that any statements 
relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions and the 
Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                          department of state

       Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State 
     for Management and Resources.
       James Braidy Steinberg, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     State.


                    office of management and budget

       Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.


                      council of economic advisers

       Christina Duckworth Romer, of California, to be a Member of 
     the Council of Economic Advisers.

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