[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                         NOMINATION DISCHARGED

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session and that the Foreign Relations Committee 
be discharged of Presidential Nomination 933, the nomination of Jeffrey 
Bleich to be Ambassador to Australia; that the Senate then proceed to 
the nomination; that the nomination be confirmed and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table; that no further motions be in order; 
that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; that 
any statements relating to the nomination be printed in the Record, as 
if read; and that the Senate resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:

       Jeffrey L. Bleich, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Australia.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a financial 
disclosure report be printed in the Record.

  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                  Federal Campaign Contribution Report

       Nominee: Jeffrey L. Bleich.
       Post: Australia.
       Nominated: September 11, 2009.
       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.
       Contributions, date, amount, and donee:
       Self: 9/2/2005, $400.00, Dianne Feinstein for Senate; 9/14/
     2005, $500.00, Evan Bayh Committee; 11/29/2005, $500.00, 
     Midwest Values PAC; 12/20/2005, $1,000.00, One America 
     Committee; 12/29/2005, $250.00, Barbara Lee for Congress; 3/
     31/2006, $500.00, Schiff for Congress; 5/18/2006, $500.00, 
     Steve Filson for Congress; 5/19/2006, $255.00, Midwest Values 
     PAC; 6/30/2006, $500.00, Jill Derby for Congress; 6/30/2006, 
     $250.00, John Cranley for Congress; 6/30/2006, $250.00, 
     Ellsworth for Congress Committee; 7/5/2006, $1,000.00, Jerry 
     McNerney for Congress; 8/17/2006, $500.00, Midwest Values 
     PAC, 8/28/2006, $250.00, California Victory 2006; 9/12/2006, 
     $500.00, Sheldon Whitehouse for Senate; 9/28/2006, $500.00, 
     Friends of Sherrod Brown; 9/29/2006, $1,000.00, McCaskill for 
     Missouri; 9/30/2006, $250.00, Dianne Feinstein for Senate; 
     10/30/2006, $1,320.00, One America Committee; 11/3/2006, 
     $500.00, Nebraskans for Kleeb; 1/2/2007, $1,000.00, John 
     Edwards for President; 1/16/2007, $2,100.00, Obama for 
     America; 3/18/2007, $1,000.00, Al Franken for Senate; 3/31/
     2007, $1,300.00, John Edwards for President; 5/15/2007, 
     $1,000.00, Schiff for Congress; 6/30/2007, $1,300.00, Al 
     Franken for Senate; 10/3/2007, $2,000.00, Iowa Democratic 
     Party; 10/29/2007, $1,000.00, Jeff Merkley for Oregon; 11/5/
     2007, $250.00, Friends of Barbara Boxer; 11/10/2007, $500.00, 
     Brown for Congress; 11/30/2007, $5,000.00, Vote Hope; 12/5/
     2007, $1,000.00, Paul Hodes for Congress; 1/25/2008, $500.00, 
     Mark Pryor for US Senate; 3/19/2008, $400.00, Montana 
     Democratic Party; 5/19/2008, $250.00, Jeff Merkley for 
     Oregon; 5/20/2008, $1,500.00, Barbara Lee for Congress; 5/23/
     2008, $250.00, Nebraskans for Kleeb; 6/22/2008, $1,000.00, 
     Perriello for Congress; 6/26/2008, $500.00, Strengthen our 
     Senate Majority; 6/26/2008, $250.00, Udall for Us All; 6/26/
     2008, $250.00, Tom Allen for Senate; 6/30/2008, $250.00, 
     Nebraskans for Kleeb; 7/25/2008, $2,300.00, Hillary Clinton 
     for President; 8/31/2008, $14,250.00, Obama Victory Fund; 8/
     31/2008, $2,300.00, Obama for America; 8/31/2008, $11,950.00, 
     DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee; 9/23/
     2008, $500.00, Paul Hodes for Congress; 9/29/2008, $250.00, 
     Perriello for Congress; 10/12/2008, $250.00, Obama Victory 
     Fund; 10/12/2008, $250.00 DNC Services Coporation/Democratic 
     National Committee; 10/15/2008, $250.00, Brown for Congress; 
     10/28/2008, $250.00, Alaskans for Begich; 10/30/2008, 
     $250.00, Musgrove for U.S. Senate; 10/31/2008, $250.00, 
     Alaskans for Begich; 1/18/2009, $1,000.00, Al Franken for 
     Senate; 2/18/2009, $1,000.00, Leahy for US Senator Committee.
       2. Spouse: Rebecca Bleich: 3/19/2007, $2,300.00, Obama for 
     America.
       3. Father: Charles Bleich: 8/8/2007, $250.00, Obama for 
     America; 11/13/2007, $200.00, Obama for America.
       4. Mother: Linda Bleich: 8/8/2007, $250.00, Obama for 
     America.
       5. Sister: Deborah Cogan: 7/10/2006, $1,500.00, Evan Bayh 
     Committee; 1/10/2008, $2,300.00, Obama for America; 7/1/2008, 
     $1,000.00, Obama Victory Fund; 7/31/2008, $1,000.00, Obama 
     for America; 11/2/2008, $1,000.00, Obama Victory Fund; 11/3/
     2008, $1,000.00, Obama for America.
       6. Brother-in-law: Michael Cogan: 3/21/2007, $500.00, 
     Friends of Dick Durbin Committee; 8/23/2007, $500.00, Friends 
     of Gordon Smith; 9/21/2007, $500.00, DNC Services 
     Corporation/Democratic National Committee; 10/19/2007, 
     $500.00, Mike Pence Committee; 11/28/2007, $1,500.00, Friends 
     of Jay Rockefeller; 12/26/2007, $500.00, Roskam for Congress 
     Committee; 3/29/2008, $750.00, Hoyer for Congress; 8/4/2008, 
     $1,000.00, Judy Biggert for Congress.

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