[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12812]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF JULIA AKINS CLARK TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL 
                       LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

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  NOMINATION OF ANDREW H. SCHAPIRO TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
 PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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NOMINATION OF MADELYN R. CREEDON TO BE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, 
                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

  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 as follows:

       Nominations of Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be 
     General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 
     Andrew H. Schapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Czech Republic, and Madelyn R. Creedon, of 
     Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National 
     Nuclear Security Administration.


                        Vote on Clark Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate prior to 
the vote on the Clark nomination.
  Who yields time?
  The Senator from Delaware.
  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back 
all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Schapiro Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate prior to 
the vote on the Schapiro nomination.
  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back 
all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Andrew H. Schapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Creedon Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate prior to 
the vote on the Creedon nomination.
  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back 
all time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent on the nomination 
of Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration?
  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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