Nomination of Shalanda D. Young (Cong. Rec., March 23, 2021)
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Page S1690 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for March 23, 2021, under the heading Nomination of Shalanda D. Young. A speaker urges confirmation of Ms. Young as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, citing her 14 years as a senior staff member on the House Appropriations Committee, her role in ending past government shutdowns and her record of bipartisan engagement, which is that speaker's view. Another speaker warns against actions that further divide the country. A cloture motion is read, and the page ends with a roll call listing 38 nays.
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S1690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 23, 2021
We urgently need to protect and During her 14 years as a senior staff In short, OMB works to ensure that
strengthen, not weaken and destroy, member on the House Appropriations every part of government is working
the norms that force us to come to- Committee, she worked tirelessly to effectively for the American people.
gether and cooperate. find a bipartisan path forward on many Her budget expertise, extensive record
But we don’t need to be naive. We critical issues. of bipartisan engagement, and deep-
don’t need to believe that that means She played a key role in ending past rooted understanding and respect for
we would always sing ‘‘Kumbaya.’’ We government shutdowns and in negoti- Congress are exactly what is needed to
obviously don’t in this body, but that ating last year’s bipartisan coronavirus meet the challenges that we face now
doesn’t mean we are free to be naive in relief legislation. and the challenges that lie ahead.
the other direction as well. Since President Biden announced Ms. I urge my colleagues to join me in
For every step we take that further Young’s nomination, Members and supporting the confirmation of
divides, further infuriates, and further staff, both Democrats and Republicans, Shalanda Young as Deputy Director of
inflames half the country, it makes it have enthusiastically praised her abil- the Office of Management and Budget.
far likelier that we will set a fire that ity to work with both sides and get re-
CLOTURE MOTION
we cannot put out. sults for the American people. This is
exactly the type of leadership OMB The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant
The American Founders understood
needs to successfully steer the country to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the
the problem that we are facing. They
through the current public health and Senate the pending cloture motion,
were not naive about how politics
economic crisis. which the clerk will state.
worked and what it took, what kind of
labor and sweat and relational hand- The passage of the American Rescue The bill clerk read as follows:
wringing and bread-breaking it takes Plan earlier this week was a historic CLOTURE MOTION
to be able to work together amicably. achievement. But much of the work to We, the undersigned Senators, in accord-
They were working from a personal ex- fully implement this landmark bill ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the
perience of repression, tyranny, and vi- still lies ahead, from getting money Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby
into the pockets of workers and fami- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi-
olence. And so they set out some basic
lies to ensuring schools open swiftly nation of Executive Calendar No. 32,
principles of federalism, localism, and Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Dep-
consensus building, of supporting ma- and safely and making meaningful in-
uty Director of the Office of Management
jorities but without sacrificing minori- vestments in small businesses and local
and Budget.
ties. And so they established a frame- governments. Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy,
work in which these principles could be I have no doubt Ms. Young is pre- Richard J. Durbin, Christopher A.
pared to take on the challenging work Coons, Jon Tester, Gary C. Peters,
balanced in a way that is responsive to
of ensuring relief is delivered swiftly Brian Schatz, Sherrod Brown, Patty
changing conditions and needs.
The Founders’ concerns are still our and effectively and that families, busi- Murray, Jon Ossoff, Joe Manchin III,
concerns, but guess what. They built nesses, and communities across our Thomas R. Carper, Debbie Stabenow,
country have the support they need to Martin Heinrich, Kirsten E. Gillibrand,
the Senate for this exact moment. We Jeanne Shaheen, Mark R. Warner,
are constantly tussling over how to fully recover from this pandemic.
I know that in order to move past Kyrsten Sinema.
make sure that every voice is heard
this current crisis, we must work to- The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan-
and every person has a place. We live in
gether. We all want to end the pan- imous consent, the mandatory quorum
a divided time. We live in a divided na- demic and reinvigorate our economy, call has been waived.
tion. But they lived in a divided time but there are intense disagreements The question is, Is it the sense of the
and in a divided nation, and so they over how we achieve those shared Senate that debate on the nomination
created the Senate to be a place that goals. of Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to
could deescalate red-hot anger, to take Ms. Young has demonstrated the be Deputy Director of the Office of
a deep breath rather than just assum- ability to work hard, to find common Management and Budget, shall be
ing that a runaway majority of 50 per- ground during times of crisis and in the brought to a close?
cent plus 1 should advance whatever it face of a deeply divided political cli- The yeas and nays are mandatory
wanted. mate, experience that makes her
Friends, colleagues, you know after under the rule.
uniquely qualified to serve at OMB at The clerk will call the roll.
the summer of 2013, the dominoes were this very moment.
worse than you had expected, and The bill clerk called the roll.
Having spent most of her career
many of you—I don’t know if it is The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 62,
working in Congress, Ms. Young will
most, but many of you have talked nays 38, as follows:
also bring a profound respect for the
about how much you regret the sum- role of the legislative branch. She un- [Rollcall Vote No. 128 Ex.]
mer of 2013 decision. This decision is derstands the importance of Congress’s YEAS—62
100 times larger. oversight role and has firmly pledged Baldwin Hassan Padilla
Friends, please consider whether or to work with Congress in a cooperative Bennet Heinrich Peters
not it is prudent to set the Senate on Blumenthal Hickenlooper Reed
and a transparent manner. Blunt Hirono
fire. It is the only deliberative struc- Rosen
Ms. Young also fully understands Booker Hoeven Sanders
ture we have in our government, and at that laws enacted by Congress are the Brown Hyde-Smith Schatz
a time when institutions are being con- law of the land, and they remain the Burr Kaine Schumer
sumed, let us not consume another. Cantwell Kelly
law of the land regardless of her own Cardin Kennedy
Shaheen
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- personal views. Carper King
Shelby
ator from Michigan. Sinema
You know, I know that some of my Casey Klobuchar
Smith
NOMINATION OF SHALANDA D. YOUNG Republican colleagues have expressed Cassidy Leahy
Collins Luján Stabenow
Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise in concerns about Ms. Young’s personal Coons Manchin Sullivan
support of Shalanda Young’s nomina- views. However, I hope they recognize Cortez Masto Markey Tester
tion to be Deputy Director of the Office that she has repeatedly committed to Cramer Menendez Van Hollen
Duckworth Merkley Warner
of Management and Budget. following the laws put forth by Con- Durbin Murkowski Warnock
Ms. Young is a proven leader, a dedi- gress, including laws that she may per- Feinstein Murphy Warren
cated public servant with the experi- sonally disagree with. Gillibrand Murray Whitehouse
ence and the expertise needed to tackle There is no doubt that Ms. Young is Graham Ossoff Wyden
the challenges facing OMB and our Na- exceptionally qualified for this role. NAYS—38
dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE
tion. OMB urgently needs qualified, Senate- Barrasso Crapo Hawley
Not only does Ms. Young bring a deep confirmed leaders, not only to address Blackburn Cruz Inhofe
knowledge of the budget process and the current public health and economic Boozman Daines Johnson
government operations, but she has a crisis but also to strengthen Federal Braun Ernst Lankford
Capito Fischer Lee
long track record of working success- cybersecurity, review regulations, and Cornyn Grassley Lummis
fully across the aisle. modernize the Federal workforce. Cotton Hagerty Marshall
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