Congressional Record, Senate, October 19, 2021 — Democracy and the Economy
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Congressional Record, Senate, October 19, 2021 (beginning at page S7084). The page opens with the end of a speech on democracy that quotes Abraham Lincoln's message to Congress and describes a bipartisan group's visit to the Gettysburg battlefield. Under The Economy, Portman says the Labor Department reported that the consumer price index rose 5.4 percent on an annualized basis, the largest year-to-year inflationary increase in 13 years. Portman cites rising prices for groceries, furniture and cars.
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S7084 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 19, 2021
people from voting in 2022 or 2024? Or of, by, and for the people—all the peo- hymn I remember from my youth, so it
what if in 2024 a partisan legislature in ple. is today:
a swing State—and they are giving Lincoln thought that the most im- Once to every man and nation comes the
themselves this power right now—votes portant word in the Declaration of moment to decide.
to override the election results in their Independence was ‘‘all.’’ ‘‘All men are I believe that this is that moment for
State and send their own preferred set created equal’’—all, all the people. each of us. The concluding words of
of electors to Washington? Then it Now is the moment that we are Lincoln in his message to Congress in
won’t just be Republicans who distrust called upon to reach beyond our region, the dark winter of 1862 have never been
elections, and we will be left with a our State, our party, ourselves to save more apt. They are eerily applicable to
downward spiral toward a hollow shell and reinvigorate the sputtering flame us today. Here is what Abraham Lin-
of democracy, where only raw power of the American idea. coln said:
prevails and a peaceful transfer be- Yes, democracy is an anomaly in Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history.
comes a distant memory. world history. We have to remember We of this Congress and this administration,
There has been a great deal of talk in that what we have is unusual. It is will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No
recent weeks and months of a possible rare, and it is fragile. It rests upon the personal significance, or insignificance, can
constitutional crisis in 2022 or 2024. We Constitution and laws, to be sure, but spare one or another of us. The fiery trial
don’t have to wait that long. We are in it also rests even more on the trust our through which we pass, will light us down, in
the midst of such a crisis right now. people place in our democratic system honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
One of our great political parties has and in us. In honor or dishonor, to the latest
embraced the idea that our last elec- Deliberately undermining that trust generation. Indeed, destiny has placed
tion was fraudulent, that our current for short-term political advantage, us here at one of history’s fateful mo-
President is illegitimate, that they which is exactly what is happening ments. Our response to it will be our
must move legislatures across the right now—undermining that trust for most important legacy. Of all the other
country to ‘‘fix’’ the results—to ‘‘fix’’ political advantage in the short term is things that we have done, this moment
the results—of future elections. exactly what is happening right now— will be our most important legacy.
Here is the part that I think is the is a tragic and dangerous game. I believe we all know our responsi-
most tragic. A substantial portion of No election, no endorsement, no Sen- bility. And whether we like it or not,
our population has lost faith in our ate seat, no Presidency is worth it. history will record whether we—each
democratic system because they have Nothing is worth destroying what our one of us—meets that responsibility.
been repeatedly told that something forebears fought and died for—nothing. Madam President, may God, working
important was stolen from them, even Several weeks ago, a bipartisan through each of us, save the United
though that is untrue. And that por- group of us went to Gettysburg and States of America.
tion of our population seems prepared walked the battlefield with two leaders I yield the floor.
to accept some version of from the Army War College. I have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen-
authoritarianism. All but the most ex- been there before but have never been ator from Ohio.
treme sources of information have been so moved by the experience as I was on f
devalued, and violence bubbles just this trip. The stories of valor and su-
THE ECONOMY
below the surface. preme sacrifice—the 20th Maine on Lit-
But it doesn’t have to be this way. tle Round Top, you know that I would Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I
We in this body, perhaps more than mention that; the 1st Minnesota at the am here on the floor this evening to
anyone else in this country, have the exposed center of the Union line; the talk about the troubling state of our
power to change direction, to pull our Iron Brigade on the first day; the colos- economy today and what needs to be
country back from the brink, and to sal losses on both sides, unimaginable done to get it back on track. The Labor
begin the work of restoring our democ- losses on both sides in a matter of 3 Department reported last week that
racy, as we did in the Revolution, as we days—were a sobering reminder of the consumer price index, CPI, rose by
did in the Civil War, and as we did in what it took to preserve this country. 5.4 percent on an annualized basis.
the civil rights struggles of 60 years But we learned something else that That accounts for the largest year-to-
ago—first, by simply telling the truth day—that it was a near thing. If a year inflationary increase in 13 years.
and then by enacting a set of basic pro- Union officer named Strong Vincent And we are feeling it. There is no
tections of the sacred right to vote. had hesitated in moving those three question inflation is on the rise. We are
It won’t be easy, and it will involve regiments to the top of Little Round paying more for everything—from gro-
risk. I am aware of that. I understand Top, or if an officer from Minnesota ceries, to buying furniture, to cars,
that. It will be particularly difficult named William Colvill had hesitated in even pumpkins for Halloween. Yes, the
when we are asked to speak hard truths leading the 1st Minnesota on a suicidal U.S. Department of Agriculture just
that many of our most ardent sup- charge—82-percent casualties, a suici- told us that pumpkins, year to year,
porters don’t want to hear. But the al- dal charge—into the teeth of the Con- are going to see an, on average, 15.7-
ternative is worse, worse even than los- federate advance, our country would percent increase in prices. So you
ing your job in this body. The alter- have been lost. It was a near thing. It might have to get a little smaller
native is the loss of our identity as a never had struck me so hard as it did pumpkin this year.
people, the loss of the miracle of self- at Gettysburg several weeks ago. And, of course, we are paying more at
government, the loss of the idea of And so it is today—a near thing— the pump, on average, a staggering 42-
America. only, the test is not on the battlefield, percent increase this year—42-percent
I don’t think it is an exaggeration to and no one here is being asked to give increase. This is both because of in-
say that we are at a hinge of history, up their lives. We are simply being creased demand but also because there
that circumstances have thrust us— asked to tell the truth, to recommit to is less supply as the new administra-
those of us in this body—into a mo- the ideal of democracy, to keep faith tion, the Biden administration, has put
ment when the fate of the American with our history and our inheritance. more regulations or handcuffs on
experiment hangs in the balance. And if we hesitate, all could be lost. American energy production.
We are the heirs and trustees—I em- This is not speculation. All could be And don’t forget the higher heating
phasize ‘‘trustees’’—of a tradition that lost. bills, about 25 percent higher this year
goes back to Jefferson and Lincoln, to And we now know from the events of as compared to last year. Just as this
Webster, Madison, Margaret Chase January 6 and the relentless attempts cooler weather begins to come in, we
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Smith, and, yes, our friend John to subvert the results of the 2020 elec- are all going to be paying more on our
McCain. All of them were partisans in tion in the last days of the prior ad- utility bills, particularly for natural
one way or another, but all shared an ministration, it was and still is a near gas.
overriding commitment to the idea thing. If all this isn’t bad enough, workers’
that animates the American experi- That is what is so chilling and fright- wages are not keeping up with these
ment, the idea that our government is ening. As it is in the old Protestant price spikes. I love to see wages going
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up, but honestly, if you look at the poured fuel on an already hot economy, steel to be able to finish a building, a
data, it says that since President Biden which led to the surging inflation we home.
took office, wages after inflation, ad- are seeing now. The White House likes There are plenty of parents out there
justed for inflation, are down almost 2 to say that the inflation we are experi- right now waiting to get their kid a
percent—1.9 percent lower. encing is transitory. That is the word gift for their birthday, only to find out
Remember, before the pandemic that they have been using; in other that, no matter how much they pay, it
started, in February of 2020, we had the words, it will pass—as Congress passes is going to arrive not for the birthday
19th straight month of wage increases more legislation to fix the economy, I but maybe 2 or 3 months later.
of 3 percent or more on an annualized suppose. Unfortunately, it has not been These issues are clearly visible if you
basis, well above inflation. Now, we are transitory. look at our seaports, which are often
seeing just the opposite. This means a And I haven’t seen anybody who is the main connecter between our coun-
pay cut to the middle class. looking at this objectively say that it try and the main global supply chain,
The damaging effect of this hidden will be transitory. In fact, I saw an consisting of manufacturers often in
inflation is, in part, the result of ac- analysis today from an outside group, a Asia, sometimes in China. Just last
tions that were taken by the Biden ad- nonpartisan group, that said they are, week, there were about 60 or 70 ships in
ministration and by Democrats here in unfortunately, convinced that this a holding pattern near the ports of
Congress to overheat the economy high inflation is going to continue next Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA.
through unprecedented levels of gov- year as well. I hope that is not true, Think about that: 60 or 70 huge con-
ernment spending. but that seems to be the consensus. tainer ships just in a holding pattern,
What do I mean by that? Well, you Economists across the spectrum, even not being able to get in.
will recall that economist and former the International Monetary Fund, are And even when the shipping con-
Secretary of the Treasury in the Clin- now saying that rising inflation is tainers are taken on shore, by the way,
ton and Obama administrations, Larry dampening future economic growth. there aren’t enough trucks to pick
Summers, said earlier this year, as You would think all of this would them up. So the containers are staying
Democrats were talking about this cause a policy shift by the administra- at the port. There aren’t enough truck
huge new spending bill that they ended tion, a pulling back on the stimulus, drivers because of the labor shortage.
up passing without a single Republican doing things to actually help on the By the way, that is driven in part by
input or vote in March, he said: If you supply side of the economy. But rather this increased demand but in part by
do this, it is going to cause inflation. than changing course from the policies some of the rules and regulations
He warned about it because he had seen that contributed to this high inflation around those transportation logistics
this movie before. and this demand-side stimulus, Demo- and truckers.
When you have got an economy that Between bottlenecks and backlogs at
crats want to double down with a $3.5-
is already improving and you overheat our ports and challenges in trans-
trillion-plus massive tax-and-spending
porting freight, there is real trouble for
it with massive amounts of stimulus— spree that would spend trillions to fund
our supply chains just as we come into
remember, the $1.9 trillion that was social programs, expand government
the holiday season, which is typically,
spent in March was the highest level entitlements, and encourage more con- of course, when people do most of their
ever spent. It was the biggest program sumer demand, fueling more inflation. shopping. One reason for this global
ever passed by either House of Con- What makes this proposal even more
supply chain crisis is the ripple effects
gress, $1.9 trillion. We forget how much concerning is Democrats want to pay
of COVID–19. No question about that.
money that is. for it by hurting the economy more
When factories shut down their oper-
He recognized that this bill contained with big tax increases. Some say it is
ations to stem the flow of COVID
billions in stimulus money, social serv- the biggest tax increase in 50 years.
among their workers, assembly lines
ice spending, the stimulus checks. And Some say it is the largest tax increase sometimes stopped working altogether
those were going to fuel the demand in history. It depends, I guess, where and created the shortage of goods and
side of the economy. And they did—not they end up. But we know it will in- materials.
just the stimulus checks but other crease taxes on pretty much every- The companies that work in the ship-
things as well: COVID funds to all body. ping industry also were hit hard by the
kinds of institutions, a continuing gen- The Joint Committee on Taxation pandemic and had some of their oper-
erous unemployment supplement that has done an analysis and said, yes, it is ations negatively impacted. But then
paid 42 percent of American workers going to increase taxes on middle-in- the pent-up demand for goods and serv-
more to go on unemployment than to come workers. Why? Because it in- ices kicked in, and, again, much more
go back to work. creases taxes on businesses and they demand was created by the $1.9 trillion
All of this added up to a huge influx say that about 70 percent of that tax spending bill in March of this year
of social spending, government spend- increase will be borne by workers. That than would have been normal.
ing—borrowed money but government is, again, the nonpartisan Joint Com- So, yeah, you had some of these fac-
spending—into the economy that ev- mittee on Taxation. So it is taxes not tories shutting down; you had essential
eryone who was looking at it objec- just on businesses, large and small, but workers still working; but you had less
tively, I believe, knew was going to be it is also on workers, on farmers, on production and then all of a sudden
a problem. manufacturers. this big surge and, therefore, the bot-
Earlier this year, before the Demo- This increased spending, combined tleneck.
crats passed this $1.9 trillion spending with job-killing tax increases, could Some in the Biden administration
bill, the nonpartisan Congressional lead to the kind of stagflation, low have said that this inflation and supply
Budget Office here on Capitol Hill told growth, high interest rates, high infla- chain bottleneck is a problem for the
us that the economy was already re- tion that we had back in the 1970s. We rich. I don’t see it that way. If they
covering, and that is what outside hoped never to see that again; yet if we think that, they ought to talk to the
economists were saying as well. Every- don’t change course, we could be head- factory workers I talked to in Ohio
body was looking at the economy and ing toward that direction. It is the last whose wages are being eaten up by in-
saying, you know, in January, Feb- thing our economy needs right now. flation. I think they should say that to
ruary, going into March, the economy But surging consumer demand is not the mother or father who is having to
was improving nicely. In fact, the Con- the only factor driving our current in- ask their kid what gift they want for
gressional Budget Office—again, non- flation crisis. The other main culprit is Christmas 2 or 3 months ahead of time.
partisan group up here—said the econ- that we are facing a shortage of goods In fact, it is too late already to get
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omy is going to get back to its due to a global supply chain crisis. Al- some gifts for Christmas even now.
prepandemic level by midyear, by June most anyone you talk to will tell you A recent college graduate who is try-
30. And it did. they have had some kind of shipping ing to fill her car up with gas to get to
The stimulus was really poorly delay due to these supply chain issues. work—tell it to her that this is a prob-
timed. Instead of allowing the recovery There are contractors you probably lem for the rich—a 42-percent increase
to continue steadily, it effectively know who can’t get lumber, can’t get in gas prices this year.
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The supply chain is like any other Economists think it is a good idea, Again, this is long-term spending
chain. If you have one weak link, it is too, because it improves the efficiency capital assets. It makes the economy
enough to cause the whole thing to fall of our economy. Think about it. The more efficient; therefore, more produc-
apart, and that is exactly what has bridge that is holding up traffic right tive. That is counterinflationary. So
happened, and it is happening at the now in my hometown of Cincinnati, this is the right time to do this kind of
worst possible time. Part of the near- OH, every day—a massive bridge where project.
term solution is to stop any new stim- I–71 and 75 come together—it is a huge To me, this bill makes all the sense
ulus spending. That is not what is hit to our economy. It is also a huge in the world, given the trouble and un-
needed right now in the economy. It is safety problem. Fixing that bridge has certain stage of our economy. It gets
just terrible timing. been something people talked about for relief to our supply chains. It makes
And stop the new tax increases be- 30 years. It is time to do it, and we will long-term investments in hard assets
cause that is also what we don’t need do it if we can get this infrastructure that do boost our productivity in this
in our economy right now. We don’t bill passed. country. It has a counterinflationary
want to make America and American It will also create hundreds of thou- effect on the economy. So why hasn’t
workers less competitive; we want to sands of good-paying jobs in industries it passed? What is the problem? Again,
do just the opposite. ranging from construction and plumb- it got 69 votes here in the U.S. Senate.
And part of the long-term solution to ing to electrical engineering and soft- Well, unfortunately, the answer is poli-
prevent a similar crisis from happening ware development, with one recent tics. Democrats in the House of Rep-
in the future is to shore up our supply study from the Association of Equip- resentatives want to do everything
chains. Instead of being so reliant on ment Manufacturers finding that the they can to tie their big $3.5 trillion-
manufacturers from places like China, legislation will create about a half a plus tax-and-spend bill we talked about
bring the manufacturing home; reshore million jobs. earlier to the infrastructure invest-
it; invest more in production here in It will also help address issues at our ment because they know that is the
the United States. In the process, cre- ports by providing increased funding only way their partisan bill is going to
ate more domestic manufacturing and for the Port Infrastructure Develop- get the votes needed to pass. So they
transport jobs and greater supply chain ment Program, investments in our held it hostage.
security. freight system through rail and water- Hard-core progressives don’t like the
I think that is going to start hap- way and highway and air freight in- bipartisan infrastructure bill because
pening. If you look at the cost to bring vestments. So it actually addresses a it doesn’t have the tax increases; it
a product from Asia to the United real problem we have right now. doesn’t haven’t the Green New Deal
States now, it has skyrocketed. That By the way, these investments are policies; it doesn’t have all the new so-
gives us a competitive advantage. The long-term investments. It won’t be a cial spending programs that are in this
market is here. We ought to bring the lot of money spent in the next year or reconciliation bill that they really
manufacturing here as well. so; it will be a lot of money, though, want.
Another solution is to improve our spent over the next 5, 10, 15 years to But holding this investment in infra-
Nation’s infrastructure. Targeted in- improve this infrastructure. And they structure hostage to this larger tax-
vestments in increasing the capacity will be long-term assets that will last and-spend bill is just wrong. It is play-
and operability of our ports, our water- for decades. So it is a different kind of ing politics. And it is playing politics
ways, fixing our roads and bridges, im- spending than the stimulus spending. with the American people.
proving our railways, that all makes All of this will help improve the It is also counter to the pledge that
sense. For decades, we have neglected movement of goods throughout our President Biden made to the bipartisan
our infrastructure needs. Every Presi- country. That is why every business group that negotiated this agreement
dent, by the way, in modern times has group in America is supporting this and made to the American people.
said that. legislation, not just the chamber of President Biden supports this infra-
You know, the society of engineers commerce but every group out there— structure legislation. He said he didn’t
who look at our infrastructure says by the way, as well as all the agri- get everything he wanted. Nobody did.
that we have a grade of somewhere be- culture groups. Over 30 ag groups, in- But he supports it. He wants it to move
tween D-plus and C-minus in this coun- cluding the American Farm Bureau, forward. And he pledged to keep it sep-
try. We are falling behind other coun- are supporting this legislation. It is arate—separate—from the $3.5 trillion
tries. Other countries spend a lot more why a lot of the union members are tax-and-spend bill, and yet what you
as a percent of their GDP on infra- supporting it too. In fact, the AFL–CIO see in the House is just the opposite.
structure. And it has been recognized. Building Trades Council is strongly in It is not fair to the American people.
Really, every President since from support of this legislation because they They deserve to have the opportunity
Bill Clinton to Donald Trump has said: know it is going to create good-paying to have the infrastructure bill be voted
Let’s make a significant investment in jobs, good benefits, allowing people to on its own merits. Let it rise or fall on
infrastructure. Yet we didn’t do it. We get out there and build things. its own merits. Don’t tie it to some-
neglected our infrastructure. We have Even more importantly, to me, given thing else.
neglected our ports, and that is why the recent economic news we have House Speaker NANCY PELOSI prom-
they are so inefficient today in part seen, this proposal will not cause infla- ised it would come to the House floor
and one reason we are having to pay tion to increase. Why? Because it is about 6 weeks ago. She promised that
the price. spending on the supply side rather than to the so-called Democrat moderates in
The good news is that right now the demand side of the economy, as the House, and it didn’t come to the
there is a bipartisan infrastructure economists would say. Conservative floor. Then she promised it would come
package awaiting passage in the House economist Doug Holtz-Eakin, who is to the floor 3 weeks ago. It didn’t come
of Representatives to address this and the former Director of the Congres- to the floor for a vote. Now she said, on
other problems. It is called the Infra- sional Budget Office, now head of the October 2, that October 31 is the date.
structure Investment and Jobs Act. American Action Forum, and Michael That is Halloween. That is a Sunday.
This is the bill that passed the U.S. Strain, who is the director of economic But that is fine. We can vote on Sun-
Senate here in August with a 69-vote policy studies at the American Enter- days, even on Halloween. It is so im-
majority. That doesn’t happen very prise Institute, also a conservative portant, we ought to do it—and do it.
often around here, particularly with scholar, have said that our bipartisan It is past time to take this bill to the
big, important legislation like that. infrastructure package will slow down floor of the House and let it be judged
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It was bipartisan from the start. It inflation. They said: on its own merits. If passed, it will
was passed with the support of Repub- strengthen our economy over the long
Improving roads, bridges, and ports would
licans here in this Chamber, Democrats make it less costly for businesses to operate, term and have a positive impact on the
in this Chamber, and, most impor- allowing them to increase their output per lives of every single American. It is
tantly, the American people who think hour and putting downward pressure on con- counterinflationary. It makes our
it is a really good idea. sumer prices. economy more efficient. It adds to,
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MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C.,
again, the supply side, allowing us to IN THE ARMY
SECTIONS 624 AND 7064:
see not just a short-term boost but a THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF
To be lieutenant colonel
THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN
longer term boost to our economy. THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED PAUL J. E. AUCHINCLOSS
And wouldn’t it be nice to pass some- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: SARAH E. BAKER
thing that makes sense around here BENJAMIN K. BOWER
To be brigadier general BARBARA K. BUJAK
that is bipartisan? Instead of jamming COL. MARCUS H. THOMAS BRENDA D. BUSTILLOS
ALVARO CALVILLO
Republicans and the country with an- THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF
ANTONIO F. CHANG
THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN
other reckless spending bill and raising THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED
ERICKA M. CISCO
SEAN DONOHUE
taxes on this uncertain economy, let’s UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211:
ROBERT J. HALLE
focus on the infrastructure bill that ad- To be major general NATHAN E. HENRY
JASON L. JUDKINS
dresses real problems we face today. BRIG. GEN. DOUGLAS A. PAUL KARYN E. KAGEL
We could use a sensible, bipartisan suc- IN THE AIR FORCE LEIGH A. LECHANSKI
JOHN S. MASON
cess right now, all of us. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER B. MERCER
I yield the floor. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR RACHEL E. MORGANS
FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: REBECCA L. MORRELL
f SHAUN J. OLAUGHLIN
To be colonel WILLIAM J. PITT
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. KAYLA O. RAMOTAR
TRACY M. SHAMBURGER
RYAN M. RODRIGUEZ
TOMORROW THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW Z. SAMONTE
TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR KIMBERLI A. A. SCRUGGS
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: RACHEL M. SNELL
KERRI A. VANARNEM
the previous order, the Senate stands To be colonel
LUIS E. VIDAL
adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. LIBERTAD MELENDEZ D010110
D015278
Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:56 p.m., IN THE ARMY D015356
adjourned until Wednesday, October 20, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT
2021, at 10 a.m. AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
MILITARY ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC-
f TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 7433(B) AND 7436(A): TIONS 624 AND 7064:
To be colonel To be lieutenant colonel
NOMINATIONS
JULIA O. COXEN NADINE M. ALONZO
Executive nominations received by THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- ALFONSO J. ALVAREZ III
NICHOLAS J. BARANELLO
the Senate: MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR ARMY
MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 CARLOS A. BARRERA
EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES AND 7064: KRISTINA L. BARTEE
JONATHAN S. BARTLETT
PARISA SALEHI, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE To be major VALERIE S. BARTONICO
INSPECTOR GENERAL, EXPORT–IMPORT BANK, VICE JON M. BASHAM
ANDREA N. APPLE SEAN P. BEEMAN
OSVALDO LUIS GRATACOS MUNET, RESIGNED.
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES F. BEHELER
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MIGUEL BENZOR
AS A CHAPLAIN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 JARED L. BLACK
BRIAN MICHAEL TOMNEY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE INSPEC-
AND 7064: AUDREY A. BOENKER
TOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
MELISSA M. BOYD
AGENCY, VICE LAURA S. WERTHEIMER, RESIGNED. To be major JEFFREY L. BROWN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAL E. BARKER DAVID W. BYRD
GABRIELLE N. CALDARA
JOHN EDWARD PUTNAM, OF COLORADO, TO BE GEN- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
JESSICA T. CARTHON
ERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
PABLO A. CERCENIA
TATION, VICE STEVEN GILL BRADBURY. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624:
ERICA L. CHABALKO
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY To be colonel EUN S. CHOI
BRANDEN K. CHUN
BENNY R, WAGNER, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE INSPECTOR MATTHEW L. PARKER BRIAN E. COAKER
GENERAL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, VICE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JOSHUA L. CONNOR
RICHARD W. MOORE, RESIGNED. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DANA M. COOK
UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: MICHAEL R. COOPER
DEPARTMENT OF STATE JAMIE L. CULBREATH
To be major ROBERT B. DAVIS
MARI CARMEN APONTE, OF PUERTO RICO, TO BE AM-
BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF BENJAMIN J. NETERER RICHARD A. DEMARAIS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF JAMIE L. DILLASHAW
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DAN T. DITZLER, JR.
PANAMA. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
JOSEPH DONNELLY, OF INDIANA, TO BE AMBASSADOR BRIAN M. DOWNS
UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: RAN DU
EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE HOLY SEE. To be major TODD R. EAVES
DOUGLAS T. HICKEY, OF IDAHO, TO BE AMBASSADOR NOLAN G. ELLIS
JOSEPH G. NUNEZ ALEC L. FINLAY
EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF FIN- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JOSEPH E. FISHER
LAND. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JESSICA L. FORMAN
JOHN N. NKENGASONG, OF GEORGIA, TO BE AMBAS- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: MICHAEL S. FRANKEL
SADOR AT LARGE, COORDINATOR OF UNITED STATES JEFFREY W. FROUDE II
GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS GLOB-
To be major MELISSA K. GALAZIN
ALLY. MICHELLE M. GARCIA
KERT L. ST. JOHN
GEORGE J. TSUNIS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AMBASSADOR WILLIAM P. GEHLEN
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PATRICK R. GLASS
EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE
TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ELVIS A. GONZALEZ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO GREECE.
UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: SILVIE N. GUNDERSON
BRUCE I. TURNER, OF COLORADO, FOR THE RANK OF
AMBASSADOR DURING HIS TENURE OF SERVICE AS U.S. To be major JAY D. HANSON
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISAR- DANIEL D. HEFFNER
MAMENT. MARK J. ZIEGLER RICHARD A. HEIPERTZ
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SEAN J. HENDERSON
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RONALD R. HENRIQUEZ
HUMANITIES VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS QUANESHA K. HENRY
624 AND 7064: WILLIAM D. HICKEY
MARIA ROSARIO JACKSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- RONNIE HILL
LUMBIA, TO BE CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL ENDOW- To be lieutenant colonel CHRISTOPHER M. HINNERICHS
MENT FOR THE ARTS FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE ADAM T. HUGHES
MARY ANNE CARTER. SCOTT J. ANDERSON KEVIN A. KIRCHGRABER
SHELLY C. LOWE, OF ARIZONA, TO BE CHAIRPERSON OF KRISTOPHER T. APPLER PETER F. KIRKENDALL
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR CHRISTOPHER D. BASS MICHAEL J. KWON
A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE JON PARRISH PEEDE. CURTIS R. CLINE BETHANY G. LANDECK
JOHN M. CRAWFORD SPENCER D. LEE
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CYNTHIA A. FALLNESS THOMAS M. LEHMANN
SARA R. HEGGE MARVIN A. LEONARD
MICHAEL KUBAYANDA, OF OHIO, TO BE A COMMIS- MELISSA D. HEHR
SIONER OF THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR WILLIAM B. LEWIS
DEANNA K. HOWELL FRANK L. LILES
A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 22, 2026. (REAPPOINTMENT) JESSICA J. HUWA JISUN S. LIM
IN THE AIR FORCE ANDREW J. KAY LUKE A. LINDAMAN
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NOEL L. KUBAT ISAAC LOPEZ
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BRANDEN M. MAXWELL KYLE R. LUND
IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- ANNA B. MULLINS GREGORY C. MABRY
CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AMOS K. PETERSON AARON B. MALLORY
AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MATTHEW C. REED ASHLEY L. MALTEZLAURIENTI
601: CARA P. REITER MARCOS MARTINEZ
JASON J. THORNTON DEEPAK J. MATHEW
To be lieutenant general
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC J. MIES
MAJ. GEN. JOHN D. CAINE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ERIN E. MILNER
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