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Air Force nominations beginning with Keith Allen Allbritten and ending with Gregory S. Woodrow. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Air Force nominations beginning with Christon Michael Gibb and ending with Thad M. Reddick. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Michael S. Funk and ending with John W. Rueger. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Jarrod W. Hudson and ending with Charles B. Wagenblast. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nomination of Kari L. Crawford, to be Major.

Army nominations beginning with Henry H. Beaulieu and ending with Eric K. Little. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Donald B. Absher and ending with Irene M. Zoppi. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with James S. Aranyi and ending with Mark A. Young. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Mitchell J. Abel and ending with Thomas M. Zubik. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Nancy L. Davis and ending with Sheila Villines. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nomination of Genevieve L. Costello, to be Major.

Army nominations beginning with Robert J. Newsom and ending with Richard Y. Yoon. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Richard A. Daniels and ending with Stephen M. Langlois. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Arthur E. Rabenhorst and ending with Steven J. Svabek. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nomination of Harvey D. Hudson, to be Major.

Army nomination of William H. Carothers, to be Major.

Army nominations beginning with Todd S. Albright and ending with D001765. (See Executive Journal proceedings of December 5, 2011, for complete list.)

Army nominations beginning with Larrington R. Connell and ending with Ricardo J. Vendrell. (See Executive Journal proceedings of December 5, 2011, for complete list.)

Navy nomination of Andrew K. Ledford, to be Lieutenant Commander.
Navy nomination of Matthew R. Loe, to be Lieutenant Commander.
Navy nomination of Thomas P. English, to be Lieutenant Commander.
Navy nominations beginning with Richard A. Ackerman and ending with
Adam I. Zaker. (See Executive Journal proceedings of November 30, 2011, for
complete list.)

By Mr. Bingaman for the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Arunava Majumdar, of California, to be Under Secretary of Energy.

By Mr. Leahy for the Committee on the Judiciary.

Brian C. Wimes, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

CONSIDERATION - CHRISTEN NOMINATION

Pursuant to an order of the Senate of December 14, 2011,

The Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.

Following debate, and

YEAS AND NAYS ORDERED

On request by Mr. Whitehouse and with a sufficient second, the yeas and nays were ordered on the nomination.

VOTE - CHRISTEN NOMINATION

The question being, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit?

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll (No. 231 Ex.) and
The vote resulted - yeas 95, nays 3 - as follows:

Yeas: Akaka, Alexander, Ayotte, Barrasso, Baucus, Begich, Bennet, Bingaman, Blumenthal, Blunt, Boozman, Boxer, Brown (MA), Brown (OH), Burr, Cantwell, Cardin, Carper, Casey, Chambliss, Coats, Coburn, Cochran, Collins, Conrad, Coons, Corker, Cornyn, Crapo, Durbin, Enzi, Feinstein, Franken, Gillibrand, Graham, Grassley, Hagan, Harkin, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Hutchison, Inhofe, Inouye, Isakson, Johanns, Johnson (SD), Johnson (WI), Kirk, Klobuchar, Kohl, Kyl, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Leahy, Lee, Levin, Lieberman, Lugar, Manchin, McCain, McCaskill, McConnell, Menendez, Merkley, Mikulski, Murkowski, Murray, Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Portman, Pryor, Reed, Reid, Risch, Roberts, Rockefeller, Rubio, Sanders, Schumer, Sessions, Shaheen, Shelby, Snowe, Stabenow, Tester, Thune, Toomey, Udall (CO), Udall (NM), Warner, Webb, Whitehouse, Wicker, Wyden – 95.

Nays: DeMint, Paul, Vitter - 3.

So it was,

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination.

Pursuant to an order of the Senate of December 14, 2011,

The motion to reconsider the vote was considered made and laid upon the table; the President was immediately notified of the action of the Senate and the Senate returned to legislative session.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

As in executive session,

MESSAGES REFERRED

The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following messages from the President of the United States, transmitting nominations, which were referred as indicated:

To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate -

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice Bernice B. Donald, elevated.

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate -

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Garrett E. Brown, Jr., retiring.

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate -
Richard B. Berner, of Massachusetts, to be Director, Office of Financial
Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years. (New Position)

To the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate -

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to India.

To the Committee on Foreign Relations.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

The following named officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203:

To be brigadier general

Colonel Jeffrey K. Barnson

Colonel Abel Barrientes

Colonel Kimberly A. Crider

Colonel Theron G. Davis
Colonel Christopher L. Eddy
Colonel Lyman L. Edwards
Colonel John C. Flournoy, Jr.

Colonel Kathryn J. Johnson

Colonel Kenneth D. Lewis, Jr.

Colonel Stephen J. Linsenmeyer, Jr.

Colonel Vincent M. Mancuso

Colonel Udo K. McGregor

Colonel Eric S. Overturf

Colonel Karen A. Rizzuti

Colonel Vincent M. Saroni

Colonel James P. Scanlan

To the Committee on Armed Services.

BARACK OBAMA

WITHDRAWAL

The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States, transmitting a withdrawal of a nomination, which was laid on the table:

To the Senate of the United States:

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 16, 2011.

I withdraw the nomination of Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Christina H. Pearson, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011.

BARACK OBAMA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011

As in executive session,

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted:

By Mr. Baucus for the Committee on Finance.

Mary John Miller, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury. Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014.

Kathleen Kerrigan, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for the term of fifteen years.

Alastair M. Fitzpayne, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED

On request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was

Ordered, That the Senate proceed to executive business to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Assistant Secretary of State (Administration).

Michael Anthony McFaul, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Brad Carson, of Oklahoma, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army.

Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

IN THE AIR FORCE

The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

Col. Merle D. Hart

To be brigadier general

The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601:

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc

To be lieutenant general

The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

Col. Brian E. Dominguez

To be brigadier general

The following Air National Guard of the United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12212:

Col. John P. Currenti

To be brigadier general

The following named officers for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624:

Colonel John D. Bansemer

To be brigadier general

Colonel David B. Been

Colonel Michael T. Brewer

Colonel Thomas A. Bussiere

Colonel Clinton E. Crosier
Colonel Albert M. Elton II

Colonel Michael A. Fantini

Colonel Timothy G. Fay
Colonel Edward A. Fienga
Colonel Steven D. Garland
Colonel Thomas W. Geary
Colonel Cedric D. George
Colonel Blaine D. Holt
Colonel Scott A. Howell

Colonel Ronald L. Huntley

Colonel Allen J. Jamerson
Colonel James C. Johnson
Colonel Mark D. Kelly
Colonel Scott A. Kindsvater
Colonel Donald E. Kirkland

Colonel Bruce H. McClintock

Colonel Martha A. Meeker

Colonel John E. Michel

Colonel Charles L. Moore, Jr.

Colonel Gregory S. Otey

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