[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we were hopeful today that we could clear 
the nomination of John Edgar Bryson to be Secretary of Commerce. This 
has been outstanding for a long time. We have been told by our 
Republican friends that as soon as we got the trade bills done we would 
work this out. The trade bills are done. So I hope we can move forward. 
It is very unfortunate that one of the President's very important 
Cabinet positions; that is, Secretary of Commerce, which is directly 
related to the jobs we are trying to create, is not filled at this 
time. Hopefully we can get the minority to work with us in processing 
this nomination. I hope I do not have to file cloture on it.

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