[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17240-17241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider en bloc 
the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: 500, 501, 1108, 
1054, 810, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1115, 1116, 1121, 1122, 1123, 
1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, and 1134; 
that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table en bloc; and that the Senate 
then proceed to Calendar Nos. 1009, 1010, and 1011, and that the Senate 
proceed to vote on each of these three nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that any 
statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my understanding that in addition to 
what we have already agreed to, we have to have the question laid 
before the body on Calendar Nos. 1009, 1010, and 1011. I ask that the 
Chair consider first No. 1009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to Executive 
Calendar No. 1009.
  The nomination was agreed to.
  Mr. REID. It is now my understanding we are going to move to Calendar 
No. 1110 and 1111 en bloc; is that right, Mr. President?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
  Without objection, the question is on agreeing to Calendar Nos. 1110 
and 1111 en bloc.
  The nominations were agreed to.
  Mr. REID. I want to make sure the Record reflects that I have asked 
consent on the numbers I read before in addition to 1009, 1010, and 
1011; and that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; that 
any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; 
that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and 
that the Senate now resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the Chair's understanding.
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                       legal services corporation

       Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
     expiring July 13, 2010.
       Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a 
     term expiring July 13, 2011.


                          department of state

       Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Dominican Republic.


                         federal reserve system

       Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the 
     unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2002.
       Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 
     fourteen years from February 1, 2010.
       Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Vice Chairman of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term 
     of four years.


                          department of energy

       Anne M. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator 
     for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.


                     Federal Housing Finance Agency

       Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of 
     the Federal Housing Finance Agency.


                Export-Import Bank of the United States

       Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, of Puerto Rico, to be 
     Inspector General, Export-Import Bank.


                     African Development Foundation

       Edward W. Brehm, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term 
     expiring September 22, 2011.
       Johnnie Carson, an Assistant Secretary of State (African 
     Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
     African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 
     27, 2015.
       Mimi E. Alemayehou, Executive Vice President of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation 
     for a term expiring September 22, 2015.


                          Department of State

       Duane E. Woerth, of Nebraska, for the rank of Ambassador 
     during his tenure of service as Representative of the United 
     States of America on the Council of the International Civil 
     Aviation Organization.
       Alexander A. Arvizu, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Albania.
       Joseph A. Mussomeli, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Services, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Slovenia.


                         department of justice

       William C. Killian, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term 
     of four years.
       Robert E. O'Neill, of Florida, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four 
     years.
       Albert Najera, of California, to be United States Marshal 
     for the Eastern District of California for the term of four 
     years.
       William Claud Sibert, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years.
       Myron Martin Sutton, of Indiana, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 
     four years.
       David Mark Singer, of California, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Central District of California for the term 
     of four years.
       Jeffrey Thomas Holt, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of 
     four years.
       Steven Clayton Stafford, of California, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term 
     of four years.


               national museum and library services board

       Mary Minow, of California, to be a Member of the National 
     Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring 
     December 6, 2014.


                      national science foundation

       Subra Suresh, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
     National Science Foundation for a term of six years.


                     national council on disability

       Pamela Young-Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 
     17, 2013.


                       legal services corporation

       Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 
     Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2011.
       Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
     expiring July 13, 2011.

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       Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
     expiring July 13, 2013.


                       NOMINATION OF JANET YELLEN

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I want to briefly explain for the record 
my votes on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be a member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and to be Vice-Chairman of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  Dr. Yellen is qualified to sit on the Board of Governors. She has 
already been a member of the Board, and is currently the president of a 
regional Fed--the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She has more 
monetary policy experience than most recent nominees and certainly 
understands what the job requires.
  However, I have serious concerns about her views on monetary policy 
and her actions during the credit and housing bubble. In reviewing 
Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, meeting minutes and transcripts, 
it is clear to me that Dr. Yellen will support easy money policies and 
I am afraid she will not take inflation seriously. I do not believe she 
will stand up to Chairman Bernanke or break the groupthink that exists 
at the Fed. The FOMC transcripts and minutes I reviewed only strengthen 
my concerns. I am also concerned that as president of the San Francisco 
Fed she did not spot or take action to address the housing and credit 
bubble while overseeing one of the most affected regions of the 
country. These reasons are why I oppose Dr. Yellen's nomination to be 
Vice-Chairman and will vote against her for that position when the vote 
is called.
  The Record will thus reflect my vote against Dr. Yellen to be Vice-
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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