[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10017-10018]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF LAEL BRAINARD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF 
                       THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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NOMINATION OF JEROME H. POWELL TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
                     OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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   NOMINATION OF STANLEY FISCHER TO BE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF 
                GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

  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 Lael 
Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
and Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System?
  Mr. HELLER. 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 assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), 
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are 
necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 31, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 189 Ex.]

                                YEAS--61

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Crapo
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     McCain
     Menendez
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                                NAYS--31

     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cornyn
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Graham
     Grassley
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johnson (WI)
     Lee
     McConnell
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Boxer
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Cochran
     McCaskill
     Merkley
     Moran
     Rockefeller
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jerome H. 
Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System?
  Mr. COATS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), 
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are 
necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Toomey).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 24, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 190 Ex.]

                                YEAS--67

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coats
     Coburn
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     Menendez
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--24

     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Graham
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Lee
     McCain
     McConnell
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Scott
     Thune
     Vitter

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Boxer
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Cochran
     McCaskill
     Merkley
     Moran
     Rockefeller
     Toomey
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Stanley 
Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System?
  Mr. COATS. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 California (Mrs. Boxer), 
the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) are necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
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from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), 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 63, nays 24, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 191 Ex.]

                                YEAS--63

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Coats
     Coburn
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Manchin
     Markey
     Menendez
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Wicker
     Wyden

                                NAYS--24

     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Grassley
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Lee
     McConnell
     Paul
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Vitter

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Boxer
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Cochran
     Graham
     McCain
     McCaskill
     Merkley
     Moran
     Nelson
     Rockefeller
     Toomey
     Whitehouse
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, with respect to the 
nominations just confirmed, the motions to reconsider are considered 
made and laid upon the table and the President will be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.


                            Vote Explanation

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I was unable to attend the rollcall 
votes on the following nominations: Crystal Nix-Hines to be Ambassador 
to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
Organization; Lael Brainard to be a member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System; Jerome H. Powell to be a member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Stanley Fischer 
to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System. Had I been present for these votes, I would have voted 
aye.

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