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“NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S6990-S6991 on Aug. 5, 2010.
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NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The following nominations transmitted by the President of the United States to the Senate during the second session of the 111th Congress, and upon which no action was had at the time of the August adjournment of the Senate, failed of confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Department of Energy
Warren F. Miller, Jr., of New Mexico, to be Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy.
Department of Health and Human Services
Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
Department of Homeland Security
Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
Department of Justice
Mary L. Smith, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Department of the Treasury
Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
Federal Reserve System
Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000.
National Labor Relations Board
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014.
National Transportation Safety Board
Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2009.
The Judiciary
Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island.
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