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Jeanne Shaheen: while I voted No on S. Res. 377, which calls for an up or down vote on 48 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2025
while I voted No on S. Res. 377, which calls for an up or down vote on 48 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately: 1. Executive Calendar #89--Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 2. Executive Calendar #105--Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy. 3. Executive Calendar #107--Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. 4. Executive Calendar #123--Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). 5. Executive Calendar #124--Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. 6. Executive Calendar #132--Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 7. Executive Calendar #133--Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. 8. Executive Calendar #135--Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. 9. Executive Calendar #136--Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 10. Executive Calendar #137--Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army. 11. Executive Calendar #139--Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Discussing her vote on S. Res. 377 regarding multiple nominations.

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