Congressional Record, Senate, May 11, 2022, Page S2444
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated May 11, 2022, at page S2444. It records the vote on the Jefferson nomination, Rollcall Vote No. 173, with yeas 91 and nays 7. A Senator speaks in support of the nomination of Mr. Bedoya to fill the last seat on the Federal Trade Commission, saying that scammers stole $5.9 billion from Americans during the pandemic as consumer reported. Another speaker supports Admiral Fagan to lead the Coast Guard, saying she started her career on the Polar Star, a 399-foot icebreaker, led the largest modernization and shipbuilding effort of the Coast Guard fleet since World War II, and would be the first woman to lead any branch of our armed services. The remarks are the speakers' own.
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S2444 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 11, 2022
VOTE ON JEFFERSON NOMINATION products and what they can do or growing. The Coast Guard faces un-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The teaming up with competitors to keep precedented environmental and geo-
question is, Will the Senate advise and prices high, the FTC is the officer on political challenges.
consent to the Jefferson nomination? the beat to stop bad actors and to pro- Due to the increasing threat of cli-
Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I ask tect those consumers. mate change, men and women of the
for the yeas and nays. Now we need the FTC more than Coast Guard must respond to increas-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ever. We needed them during the ing and frequent severe weather disas-
sufficient second? COVID pandemic when scammers were ters. In the Arctic, where melting ice
There appears to be a sufficient sec- looking to capitalize on the pandemic sheets provide new opportunities for
ond. and stole $5.9 billion out of the pocket- shipping and tourism and transpor-
The clerk will call the roll. books of Americans. That is just the tation, it is very important that the
The senior assistant executive clerk amount that was consumer reported. It Coast Guard play a major role in mak-
called the roll. doesn’t include people who never knew ing sure that we know how and have
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the they were scammed or were too embar- the capacity for the United States to
Senator from Delaware (Mr. CARPER) is rassed to report their losses. lead in icebreaking capacity through
necessarily absent. Just as we needed them then, we the Arctic.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is need them to continue to help us dur- Admiral Fagan assumed the role of
necessarily absent: the Senator from ing the pandemic to stop scammers Vice Commandant in June of 2021, and
Missouri (Mr. BLUNT). from selling fake cures and counterfeit she led the largest modernization and
The result was announced—yeas 91, masks. We need them to tackle rising shipbuilding effort of the Coast Guard
nays 7, as follows: prices that threaten all of us today. fleet since World War II.
[Rollcall Vote No. 173 Ex.] Protecting consumers is a bipartisan But I want people from the North-
YEAS—91 issue. In the Senate, we worked across west to know she started her career on
Baldwin Heinrich Reed
the aisle to support the FTC, and Con- the Polar Star, a 399-foot icebreaker
Barrasso Hickenlooper Risch gress pumped the FTC’s power at the homeported in Seattle. During her ca-
Bennet Hirono Romney end of 2020 when we passed the COVID– reer, she served on all seven con-
Blackburn Hoeven Rosen 19 Consumer Protection Act to help tinents.
Blumenthal Hyde-Smith Rounds
Booker Inhofe root out the promoters of dangerous She has held numerous leadership po-
Rubio
Brown Johnson Sanders
fake treatments and cures. We also sitions, including more than 15 years as
Burr Kaine Sasse gave the FTC $30 million in the Amer- a marine inspector and commander for
Cantwell Kelly
Capito Kennedy
Schatz ican Rescue Plan to protect Americans Sector New York, commander for Coast
Schumer against these scams. Guard District 1 where she led all
Cardin King
Scott (SC) Today, we will take this important
Casey Klobuchar Coast Guard operations in New Eng-
Cassidy Lankford Shaheen
Shelby
step in helping to protect consumers by land, and Commander of the Pacific
Collins Leahy
Coons Lee Sinema having Mr. Bedoya fill the last seat on Area in charge of Coast Guard oper-
Cornyn Luján Smith the Federal Trade Commission. He has ations across the entire Pacific.
Cortez Masto Lummis Stabenow the right experience to tackle some of She has an impressive science back-
Cramer Manchin Sullivan
the most complicated and pressing ground, with a bachelor’s degree in ma-
Crapo Markey Tester
Cruz Marshall Thune issues that we have, that we are facing rine science from the Coast Guard
Daines McConnell Tillis regarding a variety of issues from pri- Academy and two master’s degrees—
Duckworth Menendez Toomey vacy to online privacy. one of which is from the University of
Durbin Merkley Van Hollen Being the Founding Director of the
Ernst Moran
Washington—in marine affairs.
Warner
Feinstein Murkowski Center of Privacy and Technology at In addition to her extraordinary
Warnock
Fischer Murphy Warren Georgetown Law where he was a pro- qualifications, Admiral Fagan will be
Gillibrand Murray fessor, he did amazing work. And prior the first woman and mother to lead the
Whitehouse
Graham Ossoff
Grassley Padilla
Wicker to joining Georgetown, he served as Coast Guard. She will also be the first
Wyden Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judi- woman to lead any branch of our
Hagerty Peters
Young
Hassan Portman ciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Tech- armed services.
NAYS—7 nology, and the Law. Now, more than ever, we must have a
Boozman Hawley Tuberville
Many of my colleagues know Mr. strong, tested leader as Commandant.
Braun Paul Bedoya; and I am glad his nomination It is clear from her record that Admi-
Cotton Scott (FL) finally has passed here in the Senate, ral Fagan is the right woman to do her
NOT VOTING—2 and we look forward to working with job.
Blunt Carper
him. I look forward to working with her to
NOMINATION OF ADMIRAL LINDA L. FAGAN ensure the men and women of the
The nomination was confirmed. Mr. President, I also want to speak Coast Guard have the tools they need
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. about the historical significance of an- to execute their mission and support
KELLY). other nominee that will be voted on their families. And it means continuing
Under the previous order, the motion shortly. Tonight, hopefully, in the to make investments on shore infra-
to reconsider is considered made and wrap-up, we will be passing on the structure, aircraft, and, as I mentioned
laid upon the table and the President nomination of Admiral Linda Fagan to earlier, our polar icebreakers.
will be immediately notified of the be the next Commandant of the U.S. But just as we have fought hard to
Senate’s actions. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard serves work with the Coast Guard and their
The Senator from Washington. the American people by safeguarding people, it is time to work with Com-
CONFIRMATION OF ALVARO M. BEDOYA life at sea, protecting the environment, mandant Fagan to continue the hard
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I and ensuring our national security. work to expand paid family leave poli-
rise tonight to highlight the signifi- The role of Commandant is to lead cies, to improve access to childcare, to
cance of the vote we took earlier the Coast Guard’s approximately 55,000 champion efforts to retain women and
today, and that is to confirm Alvaro Active Duty, reserve, and civilian underrepresented minorities serving in
Bedoya to be Commissioner of the Fed- workers, and approximately 26,000 vol- the Coast Guard.
eral Trade Commission. unteers in the execution of the Coast Recently, we helped secure $429 mil-
Not only is this a critical moment for Guard’s 11 different missions. lion for the Coast Guard infrastructure
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us to act and help American con- From managing vessel traffic, to in the infrastructure bill and $120 mil-
sumers, Alvaro Bedoya is the right per- tackling drug smugglers, to saving lion of that investment will go to con-
son to get this job. lives in rough seas, to protecting en- struction of onsite childcare facilities.
The FTC is the first line of defense dangered marine life, no military serv- As our working mothers and working
for consumers. And if a company is ice does more with fewer resources. Yet daughters serve in the Coast Guard,
lying to its customers about their the Coast Guard’s mission is only Admiral Fagan knows the realities of a
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