Obama launches new fight over nominees

President Obama has triggered a new fight with Republicans by re-nominating two controversial officials to key administration posts.

Obama on Wednesday re-nominated former labor lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, and Donald Berwick to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Fourth Circuit.
Michael Charles Green, of New York, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of New York.
Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be
Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a
term of ten years.
J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of New York.
Nelva Gonzales Ramos, of Texas, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of Texas.
V. Natasha Perdew Silas, of Georgia, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Linda T. Walker, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor
General of the United States.
Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce
for Export Administration.
Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner
for the term expiring June 30, 2014.
Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015.
Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs,
Department of Homeland Security.
Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator,
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of
Ambassador.
Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Tax
Court for a term of fifteen years.
Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September
14, 2015.
Matthew J. Bryza, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Azerbaijan (Recess Appointment).
Robert Stephen Ford, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab
Republic (Recess Appointment).
Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the
Czech Republic (Recess Appointment).
George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Uzbekistan.
Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Turkey (Recess Appointment).
David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the United
States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with
the rank of Ambassador.
Katherine M. Gehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term
expiring December 17, 2013.
Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term
expiring December 17, 2012.
Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a
term expiring December 17, 2012.
Paul M. Tiao, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of
Labor.
Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of
the term expiring September 19, 2011.
John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four
years.
Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States

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Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19,
2011.
Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four
years.
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board for a term of five years expiring December 16, 2014.
Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,
Corporation for National and Community Service.
Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013.
Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term
expiring February 8, 2014.
John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014.
Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for
a term expiring October 6, 2013.
Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring June 10, 2014.
Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2014.
Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the
remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012.
Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Homeland Security.
William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer (Recess
Appointment).
Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for
Advocacy, Small Business Administration.
Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Council of
Economic Advisers.
David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and
Financial Crimes.
3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Army and Navy.

Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013.
Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term
expiring February 8, 2014.
John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014.
Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for
a term expiring October 6, 2013.
Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring June 10, 2014.
Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2014.
Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the
remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012.

What a patronage boondoggle!
This board needs to go- defund it now.

Sheer patronage:

Phyllis Nichamoff Segal : founding Legal Director of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, wife of Eli J. Segal, a Democratic political operative who helped run Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and then joined Clinton’s White House staff.
http://www.lawyers.vetfems.org/profile-segal.html

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John D. Podesta LOL!

Matthew Francis McCabe
Obama Campaign Field Organizer Matthew McCabe, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, worked 18-hour days as a paid Obama staff organizer in Scranton during the campaign

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