I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session for the purpose of consideration of Calendar No. 832, David B. Fein, to be United States Attorney for the…

Reserving the right to object, I am not sure it is a vacancy in the District of Connecticut at the U.S. Attorney's office. I think this is a replacement nomination. And I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session for the purpose of consideration of Calendar No. 834, Clifton Timothy Massanelli, to be…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session for the purpose of consideration of Calendar No. 835, Paul Ward, to be United States…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, there are some nominations on whom the request has not been made. My colleague from Rhode Island has a number of judicial appointments. He will return to…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. I might note for the record that this nominee was voted out of committee by a vote of 15 to 4, with three Republican Senators supporting her in committee and four…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. On that nominee, the vote out of committee was 19 to 6--19 to 6. Five Republican colleagues supported this nominee and five Republican Senators opposed this nominee. So…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. I might note this was a voice vote in committee and Senator Sessions did raise concerns in committee. So there was not a tally vote. No one requested a rollcall vote on the nominee. It…

I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. Mrs. McCASKILL. I should note that this is a nominee who--once again, it was a voice vote. Senator Coburn did indicate some concerns with this nominee at the committee level.

I have an appointment with the gentleman to have a discussion. Mrs. McCASKILL. We have now gone through the entire list, with the exception of about 10 judicial nominees on whom Senator Whitehouse will be making the requests. I was hopeful…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for approximately 15 minutes as in morning business for myself. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Jane Treat

Mr. President, I pay tribute to one of my staff members today. She recently left. She had a child and is being a mom and a civic activist. But she was a trusted adviser and, more than that, a dedicated patriot. Jane Treat, who has been…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of Victor Ashe of Tennessee, to be member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for the…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of Michael Lynton of California, to be member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I object to proceeding to the nomination of Susan McCue of Virginia, to be member of casting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for the reasons denoted…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of Dennis Mulhaupt of California, to be member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of S. Enders Wimbush of Virginia, to be member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for…