Senate Proceeding on Apr 20th, 2010 :: 1:41:25 to 1:46:34
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Claire McCaskill: or might we have an explanation as to why that name was skipped over? mrs. mccaskill: i would be happy -- mr. durbin: mr. president, regular order. i believe there is a knack -- there is a unanimous consent request. mrs. mccaskill: let me explain how this list was compiled. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri has made a

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Speech By: Claire McCaskill

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Claire McCaskill: unanimou is there objection to that request? mr. kyl: i would be happy to object to that. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mrs. mccaskill: by the way, just for the senator from arizona's edification, there is one of these nominees on here that i believe is being secretly held by a democrat. by the way, i want to point out that the rule that does try to

1:42:07 to 1:42:27( Edit History Discussion )

Claire McCaskill: bring transparency to this process was one that was sponsored by senator wyden and senator grassley in a bipartisan way. the wyden-grassley effort that spanned a number of years was a bipartisan attempt to change and reform the way the senate worked to provide more transparency.

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Claire McCaskill: so this is really about transparency and this is about secret holds, and my criticism for secret holds is a bipartisan criticism. i don't think anybody should do a secret hold. i don't care if they were republican, a democrat, an independent or any other party label.

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Claire McCaskill: secret holds have no place in a public body. mr. president, notwithstanding rule 2, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 501, the nomination of gloria valencia-weber, member of the legal services corporation, be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made, laid upon the table, no further motions be in order, that the president be immediately

1:43:11 to 1:43:31( Edit History Discussion )

Claire McCaskill: notified of the senate's action, that any statements relating to the nominee appear in appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection being heard. mrs. mccaskill: notwithstanding rule 22, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 556, that the nomination be confirmed. that's the nomination of benjamin tucker for the national drug control policy.

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Claire McCaskill: the motion to reconsider be made and laid un the table. no further motions be in order. the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and that any statements letting to the nominee appearing at the appropriate place in the record as if rea the presiding officer: is the objection? mr. kyl: mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mrs. mccaskill: mr. president, notwithstanding rule , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 581, the

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Claire McCaskill: nomination of john laub, director of the national institute of justice. that the nomination be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, no further motions be in order, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that any statements relating to the nominee appear at the approp as if read. the presiding officer: is there object mr. kyl: mr. president, for the reasons stated earlier, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard.

1:44:15 to 1:44:35( Edit History Discussion )

Claire McCaskill: mrs. mccaskill: notwithstanding rule 22, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 589, the nominion of anthony coscia, amtrak board of directors, that the nomination be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made, laid upon the table. no further motions be in order, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. that any statements relating to

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Claire McCaskill: the nominee appear in the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mrs. mccaskill: i ask the senate proceed to the nomination of albert declemente, amtrak board of directors. that the nomination be confirmed, motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table.

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Claire McCaskill: the senate -- that any statements relating to the nomine appropriate place in the record as if read. the presidg officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: i object. mrs. mccaskill: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 592, the nomination of mark rosekind, member ntsb reappointment, that the nomination be confirmed, the

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Claire McCaskill: motions to reconsider be considered and made and laid upon the table, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that any statements relating no appropriate place in the r as if read. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: mr. president, i object. mrs. mccaskillz : i ask unanimous consent that we proceed to 617, david lopez,

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Claire McCaskill: general counsel for the eeoc, that the nomination be confirmed, no further motions be in order, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that any statements relating to the nominee appear at the appropriate place as in the record as if read. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. mccaskill: mr. president, notwithstanding rule 22, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 620, the

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Claire McCaskill: nomination of victoria lipnic, member of the eeoc, a reappointment. that the nomination be confirmed, the motion consider be considered made and laid on the table, the president be immediatelimmediately notified and any statements appear in the the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. kyl: mr. psident, i object. mr. mccaskill: mr. president, notwithstanding rule 22, i ask unanimous consent that the

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Claire McCaskill: senate proceed to executive calendar number 628, the nomination of jill long thompson, that the nomination be confirmed, the nominations be considered made and laid on the