Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues.

Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of Trump’s nominees, a move that whittled down the remaining pending nominees on the Senate’s calendar to double digits. It also came as the upper chamber was deadlocked in the midst of a government shutdown, during which floor votes have largely been dedicated to trying to reopen the government.

The slate of confirmed nominees included many of Trump’s top allies and former candidates that he hand-picked to run in previous elections.

Some of the most recognizable on the list were former Republican Senate candidate and ex-NFL star Herschel Walker, who was tapped as the U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, and Sergio Gor, a top advisor to Trump who he picked to be his U.S. Ambassador to India.

Other posts confirmed included a wave of senior administration officials, several prosecutors and the reappointment of Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins to a seat on the commission until 2031.

The vote also marked the second time that Senate Republicans have deployed the new rule change surrounding confirmations since going “nuclear” on Senate rules last month. …

Here is a list of the nominations which were confirmed:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00547.htm

Nomination Descriptions: (PN22-9 - Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere), (PN345-19 - Todd Wilcox, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security)), (PN345-1 - Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor), (PN55-15 - Michael DeSombre, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)), (PN25-49 - Sarah Rogers, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy), (PN25-24 - Paul Kapur, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs), (PN25-10 - Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security), (PN25-5 - Benjamin Black, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation), (PN12-21 - Jacob Helberg, of Florida, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)), (PN465-5 - James Holtsnider, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan), (PN465-4 - Stephanie Hallett, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain), (PN465-3 - Sergio Gor, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India), (PN416-11 - Dan Negrea, of Connecticut, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations), (PN380-4 - Julie Stufft, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan), (PN380-3 - Sean O’Neill, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand), (PN129-14 - Anjani Sinha, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore), (PN129-5 - John Giordano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia), (PN55-48 - William White, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium), (PN55-37 - Thomas Rose, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland), (PN55-32 - Roman Pipko, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia), (PN55-29 - Nicholas Merrick, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic), (PN55-23 - Michel Issa, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic), (PN55-21 - Melinda Hildebrand, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica), (PN55-19 - Arthur Fisher, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria), (PN55-11 - Howard Brodie, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland), (PN55-8 - Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador), (PN55-5 - Bill Bazzi, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia), (PN54-4 - Richard Buchan III, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco), (PN54-3 - Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark), (PN54-2 - Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), (PN54-1 - Herschel Walker, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas), (PN26-41 - Leandro Rizzuto, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador), (PN26-30 - Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia), (PN26-17 - Somers Farkas, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta), (PN141-34 - Daniel Rosen, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years), (PN60-18 - David Charles Waterman, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years), (PN141-38 - Kurt Wall, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years), (PN60-15 - Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years), (PN141-31 - Lesley Murphy, of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska for the term of four years), (PN26-32 - David Metcalf, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years), (PN60-7 - Bart McKay Davis, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho for the term of four years), (PN141-13 - Nicholas Chase, of North Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of four years), (PN141-3 - Kurt Alme, of Montana, to be United States Attorney for the District of Montana, for the term of four years), (PN379-24 - David Toepfer, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years), (PN141-36 - Adam Sleeper, of the Virgin Islands, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands for the term of four years), (PN141-32 - Leif Olson, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years), (PN141-21 - John Heekin, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida for the term of four years), (PN379-14 - Matthew Harvey, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years), (PN379-8 - David Dunavant, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years), (PN379-5 - Arch Capito, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years), (PN416-7 - David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026), (PN246-15 - Laura Swett, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2030), (PN22-14 - William Kirkland, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior), (PN25-52 - Michael Stuart, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services), (PN25-7 - Gustav Chiarello III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services), (PN26-48 - Timothy John Walsh, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management)), (PN129-15 - Philip Weinberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force), (PN141-23 - Macon Hughes, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense), (PN246-9 - Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury), (PN55-1 - Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services), (PN141-19 - Christopher Fox, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence), (PN246-17 - Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation), (PN55-38 - Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation), (PN55-4 - Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration), (PN25-23 - Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce), (PN55-17 - Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement), (PN25-48 - Audrey Robertson, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)), (PN13-1 - Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment), (PN141-33 - Brittany Panuccio, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2029), (PN141-6 - David Barker, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education), (PN60-6 - David Brian Castillo, of Washington, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor), (PN55-40 - Jonathan Snare, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2029), (PN55-14 - Brian Christine, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services), (PN25-47 - Mary Riley, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education), (PN129-11 - David Peters, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce), (PN129-3 - Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury), (PN25-55 - Craig Trainor, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), (PN25-34 - Brian Morrissey, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury), (PN25-4 - Joseph Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador), (PN141-17 - John Dever, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence), (PN55-46 - Usha-Maria Turner, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency), (PN129-12 - Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy), (PN55-49 - James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2032), (PN60-1 - Marc Andersen, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army), (PN60-16 - Andrew Rogers, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor), (PN60-5 - Jonathan Berry, of Maryland, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor), (PN25-46 - Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education), (PN25-25 - David Keeling, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor), (PN26-14 - Janet Dhillon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years), (PN129-16 - Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Attorney General), (PN55-12 - John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency), (PN55-35 - Marco Rajkovich, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2030), (PN55-22 - Julie Hocker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor), (PN25-38 - Wayne Palmer, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health), (PN24-1 - Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education), (PN22-28 - Devon Westhill, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture), (PN25-13 - David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service), (PN22-6 - Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce), (PN12-17 - David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration), (PN25-30 - Ned Mamula, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey), (PN26-21 - Catherine Jereza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity)), (PN55-33 - Joseph Popolo, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands), (PN26-23 - Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile), (PN26-9 - Leah Campos, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic), (PN26-13 - Patrick David Davis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General), (PN25-3 - James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs) and (PN18 - Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2031)
Vote Counts:
YEAs51
NAYs
47
Not Voting
2

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