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the winner of the New Jersey governor's race is the incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy.

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for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

The country wants to see action, they deserve it. They want us to produce commonsense results for them and for their families.

I believe, we are going to work both these out. We've been all working very closely together. And everyone is, I think, acting in good faith and we'll get these across the finish line.

I think we've got to act. I think the country has spoken pretty clearly they expect us to act. And you know, we're going to get that bill done.

So we will continue to have conflict and stabilization without anybody being be in charge. I ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Executive Calendar No. 318, Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Representative…

All right. I heard a lot of my colleagues talk about how we should get more SIV people from Afghanistan. This is the person who could help us do it. I ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Executive Calendar No…

I ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Calendar No. 461, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of the Minister-Counselor, to be Director General of…

I rise today to seek unanimous consent for eight to nine nominees to critical State Department posts. Each of them moved through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with bipartisan support, and the only reason the Senate has not…

I can't wait to hear the next objection to someone who would be Ambassador to Israel--to Israel. I ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Executive Calendar No. 452, Thomas R. Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador…

It is disingenuous to suggest that this can all happen by the majority leader and 60 votes. There were no calls when Republicans controlled this Chamber for votes on each and every nominee. On the contrary, as the leader said, large…

I rise today to express my enthusiastic support for the nomination of Ambassador Isobel Coleman to be Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming at the United States Agency for International Development. As the world faces mounting…

So we will have no Ambassador in Israel as we deal with the challenges of Iran and others in the region. It is mind-boggling, all of those who get up here and talk about our ally, the State of Israel, the importance of the State of Israel…

with that hope, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Calendar No. 239, Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career…

Here is an example. We hear we want reform at the U.N., but we can't put the person there in charge of helping us reform the U.N. I ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Executive Calendar No. 462, Julieta Valls…

Well, let's see if we get a lucky one. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 453, David L. Cohen, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador…