[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 14941-14942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF JOHN R. BASS, 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 
                                 TURKEY

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 NOMINATION OF ERIC T. SCHULTZ, 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 
                                 ZAMBIA

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NOMINATION OF THOMAS FREDERICK DAUGHTON, 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 NAMIBIA

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  NOMINATION OF DAVID PRESSMAN TO BE ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN THE UNITED 
                  NATIONS, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR

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 NOMINATION OF DAVID PRESSMAN TO BE AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 
UNITED NATIONS DURING HIS TENURE OF SERVICE AS ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE 
 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN THE 
                             UNITED NATIONS

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  NOMINATION OF DEBRA S. WADA TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

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   NOMINATION OF LAURA S. WERTHEIMER TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                     FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

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 NOMINATION OF BRADFORD RAYMOND HUTHER TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations, 
which the clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read the nominations of John R. Bass, of New York, 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 Turkey; Eric T. Schultz, 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 Zambia; Thomas 
Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, 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 
Namibia; David Pressman, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador; David Pressman, of New 
York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America 
to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during 
his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States 
of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations; Debra 
S. Wada, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; Laura S. 
Wertheimer, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency; and Bradford Raymond Huther, of 
Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.


                        Vote On Bass Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of John R. Bass, of New York, 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 Turkey?
  There will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on 
the nomination.

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  Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, we yield back the remaining time and I 
ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are 
necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 98, nays 0, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 267 Ex.]

                                YEAS--98

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Booker
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Brown
     Burr
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Lee
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Gillibrand
     Rockefeller
       
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Schultz Nomination

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all time on 
this nomination be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Eric T. Schultz, 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 Zambia?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Daughton Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, 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 Namibia?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Pressman Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of David Pressman, 
of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the 
rank of Ambassador?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Pressman Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of David Pressman, 
of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United 
States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote on Wada Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Debra S. Wada, of Hawaii, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                     Vote on Wertheimer Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Laura S. Wertheimer, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Huther Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Bradford 
Raymond Huther, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to 
reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the 
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.

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