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To: greeneyes

Who got through the senate?


1,208 posted on 03/23/2018 8:07:21 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

I don’t have names. Dilly just said there was a whole bunch of appointees that got approved by the Senate without all the kabuki obstruction theater. Those approvals were part of the budget deal.


1,250 posted on 03/23/2018 8:38:39 PM PDT by greeneyes
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-- Who got through the senate? --

From March 22, 2018 Congressional Record

Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session for the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: Executive Calendar Nos. 762, 763, and 764. ...

The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations of Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia for the term of four years; Robert K. Hur, of Maryland, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maryland for the term of four years; and David C. Joseph, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years?

The nominations were confirmed en bloc. ...

Executive Calendar Nos. 330 and 331.

The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations of Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States Governor of the African Development Fund, and United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, United States Governor of the African Development Bank, United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, and United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years?

The nominations were confirmed en bloc. ...

Executive Calendar No. 721.

The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Anne Marie White, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management). ...

The nomination was confirmed.

Executive Calendar No. 722.

The bill clerk read the nomination of Brent K. Park, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration. ...

The nomination was confirmed.

Executive Calendar Nos. 723 and 725.

The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations of James Edwin Williams, of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor; and Mark Schneider, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Institute of Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years?

The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

Executive Calendar Nos. 616, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 759, 760, and 761.

The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations of Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador; Robert Frank Pence, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Finland; Edward Charles Prado, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic; Trevor D. Traina, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Austria; Erik Bethel, of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years; Judy Lynn Shelton, of Virginia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Kevin Edward Moley, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs); Josephine Olsen, of Maryland, to be Director of the Peace Corps; and Marie Royce, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)?

The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged and the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: PN1369. ...

Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; that no further motions be in order; and that any statements relating to the nomination be printed in the Record.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Thomas nomination?

The nomination was confirmed.

Executive Calendar Nos. 742 through 751 and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk ...

[long list, all military appointees]
See Pages S1932-33 in Congressional Record, March 22, 2018

Later in the day, cloture motions were filed on the nomination of District Court judges for Kansas, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Member of NLRB, Deputy Secretary of Labor, Deputy Administrator of EPA.


1,356 posted on 03/24/2018 2:14:04 AM PDT by Cboldt
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