Political Quotes

“while I voted no on S. Res. 690, which calls for an up or down vote on 49 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately: 1. Cal. #615--Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years. 2. Cal. #621--Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister- Counselor, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large. 3. Cal. #622--Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 4. Cal. #623--Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 5. Cal. #648--Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. 6. Cal. #649--Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis (part of the International Trade Administration focused on supply chains). 7. Cal. #653--Zachary Keller, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years. 8. Cal. #654--Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.”