[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF PUNEET TALWAR TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE

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   NOMINATION OF JOSEPH PIUS PIETRZYK TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
              DIRECTORS OF THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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 NOMINATION OF DWIGHT L. BUSH, SR., TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
   PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF 
                                MOROCCO

  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 legislative clerk read the nominations of Puneet Talwar, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State; Joseph 
Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Legal Services Corporation; and Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Kingdom of Morocco.


                       Vote on Talwar Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on 
the Talwar nomination.
  Who yields time? The Senator from North Carolina.
  Mr. BURR. I yield back the remaining time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Pietrzyk Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on 
the Pietrzyk nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. BURR. I yield back the remaining time.
  Mr. HARKIN. We yield back our remaining time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote on Bush Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on 
the Bush nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, we 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 Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
the Kingdom of Morocco?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to 
reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, the President 
will be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate 
will resume legislative session.

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