[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF JEFFERY MARTIN BARAN TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR 
                         REGULATORY COMMISSION

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 NOMINATION OF LAUREN McGARITY McFERRAN TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
                         LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

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  NOMINATION OF ELLEN DUDLEY WILLIAMS TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED 
         RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY--ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

  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 assistant legislative clerk read the nominations of Jeffery 
Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission; Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to 
be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; and Ellen Dudley 
Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency--Energy, Department of Energy.


                        Vote on Baran Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is now 2 minutes of debate equally 
divided prior to the vote on the Baran nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. VITTER. I yield back and ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time having been yielded back, the yeas 
and nays are requested.
  Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission?
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 40, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 316 Ex.]

                                YEAS--52

     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coons
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Leahy
     Levin
     Markey
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                                NAYS--40

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Boozman
     Burr
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     Manchin
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Vitter
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Blunt
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Cruz
     Landrieu
     McCaskill
     Rockefeller
     Toomey
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on McFerran Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote on the McFerran nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the National Labor Relations Board?
  Mr. HATCH. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
is necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 40, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 317 Ex.]

                                YEAS--54

     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coons
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Leahy
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     McCaskill
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Rockefeller
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                                NAYS--40

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Boozman
     Burr
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Vitter
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Blunt
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Cruz
     Landrieu
     Toomey
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Williams Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote on the Williams nomination.
  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I yield back all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency--Energy, Department of Energy?
  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 actions.

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