[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11116-11117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 NOMINATION OF STUART E. JONES, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
 SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

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 NOMINATION OF ROBERT STEPHEN BEECROFT, 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 ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

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 NOMINATION OF KAREN DYNAN TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

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 NOMINATION OF ESTHER PUAKELA KIA`AINA TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
                              THE INTERIOR

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NOMINATION OF VINCENT G. LOGAN TO BE SPECIAL TRUSTEE, OFFICE OF SPECIAL 
        TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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 NOMINATION OF JO EMILY HANDELSMAN TO BE AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE 
                OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to the consideration of the following nominations, which the 
clerk will report.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nominations of Stuart E. Jones, of 
Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the Republic of Iraq; Robert Stephen 
Beecroft, of California, 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 Arab Republic of 
Egypt; Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury; Esther Puakela Kia`aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior; Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special 
Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of 
the Interior; and Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an 
Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.


                        Vote on Jones Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate equally 
divided prior to a vote on the Jones nomination.
  Mr. CORKER. I yield back all time.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. 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 Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Iraq?
  Mr. CORKER. 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 bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent.
  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from North Carolina 
(Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. 
Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 0, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 216 Ex.]

                                YEAS--93

     Ayotte
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Booker
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo

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     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     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
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Paul
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Alexander
     Begich
     Burr
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Moran
     Udall (CO)
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Beecroft Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate on the Beecroft nomination.
  Mr. REID. I yield back the time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time 
is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Robert Stephen Beecroft, of California, 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 Arab Republic of Egypt?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote on Dynan Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate prior to 
a vote on the Dynan nomination.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the time be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time 
is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Kia`aina Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote on the Kia`aina nomination.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the time be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time 
is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Esther Puakela Kia`aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote on Logan Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote on the Logan nomination.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the time be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time 
is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                     Vote on Handelsman Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to the vote on the Handelsman nomination.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the time be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time 
is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy?
  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.


                            Vote Explanation

 Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, due to unavoidable 
family commitments, I was unable to cast votes relative to rollcall 
vote No. 215 on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Cheryl Ann Krause to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit and 
rollcall vote No. 216 on the confirmation of Stuart E. Jones to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq. Had I been present, I would have 
voted yea in each instance.

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