Congressional Record, Senate, March 14, 2022, Page S1144
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated March 14, 2022, at page S1144. A Senator argues that the United States should take leadership on energy, saying permits for offshore LNG export and drilling could produce results within 12 months, that Europeans could pay as much as 6,000 euros more a year per family for energy, and that substituting natural gas for coal lowered domestic emissions by 14 percent. The page carries a cloture motion on the nomination of Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Calendar No. 726. Mr. Peters speaks in support of the nomination, saying she served with distinction as the Acting Director in leading efforts to execute the American Rescue Plan.
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S1144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 14, 2022
they can get through this economi- prosperous society and increasing do- The legislative clerk read as follows:
cally; so that, one, they can more af- mestic and international security. CLOTURE MOTION
ford life; but, secondly, so that we can This is not theoretical. I have spoken We, the undersigned Senators, in accord-
maintain political will as we stand up with someone who could have an off- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the
against the Russians. shore LNG export facility completed in Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby
There are other aspects of this, as 12 months, if he had his permits from move to bring to a close debate on the nomi-
well. For those interested in battery the Federal Government. I spoke to nation of Executive Calendar No. 726,
technology, most of the critical min- someone involved with drilling in the Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Di-
erals are coming from Russian or Chi- rector of the Office of Management and
Outer Continental Shelf and learned
Budget.
nese sources. If we are concerned about that their company could be sending Charles E. Schumer, Alex Padilla, Chris-
climate and we are concerned about oil to the refineries in Louisiana with- topher Murphy, Edward J. Markey,
the ability to be critical mineral inde- in 12 months if they could get their Gary C. Peters, Brian Schatz, Jack
pendent in case of geopolitical tension, permits done expeditiously. And I can Reed, Tammy Duckworth, John W.
this is the exact same issue that we give list after list of renewable, of fos- Hickenlooper, Sheldon Whitehouse,
have been speaking about. sil, and otherwise. Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, Chris-
How do we proceed? One, we just It is now the time for the United topher A. Coons, Margaret Wood Has-
have to recognize that we are at a time States to take leadership. If we don’t, san, Patrick J. Leahy, Debbie Stabe-
now.
of extreme geopolitical tension where our families will continue to suffer at
decisions we make in this country have The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan-
the pump, Europeans will enter a reces-
ramifications worldwide. The Euro- imous consent, the mandatory quorum
sion, and, most unfortunately, the
peans are looking to us to help them call has been waived.
cause of freedom worldwide will be
with their energy crisis, and if we fail The question is, Is it the sense of the
harmed by Russia’s continued eco-
to help the Europeans with their en- Senate that debate on the nomination
nomic hegemony over the rest of the
ergy crisis, the Europeans will pay as of Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to
world because of their energy.
much as 6,000 euros more a year per I yield the floor. be Director of the Office of Manage-
family for their energy, and they will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ment and Budget, shall be brought to a
probably go into a deep recession. ator from Michigan. close?
On the other hand, if we are able to Mr. PETERS. I ask unanimous con- The yeas and nays are mandatory
solve this for the Europeans, we will sent to be recognized for 3 minutes. under the rule.
also solve it for our families, the ones The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The clerk will call the roll.
who are paying $4 to $6 for a gallon of objection, it is so ordered. The legislative clerk called the roll.
gasoline. NOMINATION OF SHALANDA D. YOUNG
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the
We know what we are speaking Senator from Connecticut (Mr.
Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise in
about. Just to show that this can be BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Ne-
support of Shalanda Young’s nomina-
done, as the United States has sub- vada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator
tion to be the Director of the Office of
stituted natural gas for coal, we have from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the
Management and Budget.
lowered our domestic emissions by 14 Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN-
Ms. Young has served with distinc-
percent at a time when global emis- STEIN), the Senator from Minnesota
tion as OMB’s Acting Director for the
sions have risen 4 percent. In that (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from
past year, leading the administration’s
time, since 2005, where we lowered our Georgia (Mr. OSSOFF), the Senator
efforts to execute the American Rescue
emissions by 14 percent, our economy from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), and the Sen-
Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure bill,
is larger. We have millions more people ator from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHA-
and numerous Federal cybersecurity
and we are domestically producing HEEN) are necessarily absent.
priorities.
much more oil and gas, and there has Over the past year, she has been a Mr. THUNE. The following Senators
been a subsequent return of energy-re- true partner to Congress, working are necessarily absent: the Senator
lated industry to the United States. closely with Members on both sides of from North Carolina (Mr. BURR), the
So despite an industrial profile and a the aisle to find bipartisan paths for- Senator from Tennessee (Mr.
mining profile and a population profile ward. HAGERTY), the Senator from Louisiana
that would suggest that there would be In addition to her proven leadership (Mr. KENNEDY), the Senator from Kan-
greater emissions, we actually have 14 at OMB this past year, Ms. Young sas (Mr. MORAN), the Senator from
percent less than 2005. We did it by ac- brings nearly two decades of public Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN), the Senator from
knowledging that domestic production service experience to her role, includ- Utah (Mr. ROMNEY), the Senator from
of energy was going to help with our ing as a senior staff Member on the Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY), and the
economy, help with the economy of House Appropriations Committee Senator from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER).
families, but also help our domestic se- where she led challenging bipartisan The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 53,
curity, and would also help climate and negotiations around the debt limit, nays 31, as follows:
the carbon intensity of our society. government funding, and budget re- [Rollcall Vote No. 79 Ex.]
We have done this for our country. form. YEAS—53
Now the question is, Can we do it for OMB will continue to be central to Baldwin Heinrich Peters
the world? I would argue that if we the administration’s efforts to tackle Bennet Hickenlooper Reed
choose not to, the Russians will win. Blunt Hirono Rosen
the Nation’s ongoing challenges, and Booker Hoeven Sanders
There is no way that Europe or Euro- Ms. Young will be instrumental in Brown Hyde-Smith Schumer
peans are going to accept energy pov- leading that work. Cantwell Kaine Shelby
erty with a crater economy due to the I have every confidence in Ms. Cardin Kelly Sinema
Carper King
lack of affordable energy. Young’s ability to continue to rise to Casey Leahy
Smith
On the other hand, if we are able to Stabenow
the challenges facing OMB, both now Cassidy Luján
Sullivan
make this commitment doing things and in the future. Collins Manchin
Coons Tester
such as financing for solar panels in Markey
I urge my colleagues to join me in Cramer Menendez Van Hollen
North Africa, an Operation Warp Speed supporting the confirmation of Durbin Merkley Warner
for energy to bring our energy re- Shalanda Young as director of the Of- Gillibrand Murkowski Warnock
sources to bear, the continued substi- Graham Murphy Warren
fice of Management and Budget. Whitehouse
tution of lower carbon intensity energy Grassley Murray
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Hassan Padilla Wyden
sources for that which currently is
higher carbon intensity, then, we can CLOTURE MOTION NAYS—31
accomplish worldwide that which we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Barrasso Cornyn Ernst
Blackburn Cotton Fischer
have accomplished here in the United to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the
Boozman Crapo Hawley
States, which is to lower greenhouse Senate the pending cloture motion, Braun Cruz Inhofe
gas emissions while making a more which the clerk will state. Capito Daines Johnson
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