December 8, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10819 

District of Columbia and John Hiatt, of 

Nevada. 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I suggest 

the absence of a quorum. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will call the roll. 

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent the order for the 

quorum call be rescinded. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PERMITTING THE COLLECTION OF 

CLOTHING, TOYS, FOOD, AND 

HOUSEWARES 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

now proceed to the consideration of S. 

Res. 723, which was submitted earlier 

today by Senators MCCONNELL and 

REID. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the resolution by 

title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 723) to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and 

housewares during the holiday season for 

charitable purposes in Senate buildings. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolution. 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the resolution 

be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 723) was 

agreed to, as follows: 

S. RES. 723 

Resolved, 

SECTION 1. COLLECTION OF CLOTHING, TOYS, 

FOOD, AND HOUSEWARES DURING 

THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SENATE BUILDINGS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of the rules or regulations of 

the Senate— 

(1) a Senator, officer, or employee of the 

Senate may collect from another Senator, 

officer, or employee of the Senate within 

Senate buildings nonmonetary donations of 

clothing, toys, food, and housewares for 

charitable purposes related to serving those 

in need or members of the Armed Services 

and their families during the holiday season, 

if such purposes do not otherwise violate any 

rule or regulation of the Senate or of Federal 

law; and 

(2) a Senator, officer, or employee of the 

Senate may work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of donations described in paragraph (1). 

(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided 

by this resolution shall expire at the end of 

the 110th Congress. 

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ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, 

DECEMBER 9, 2008 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it 

stand adjourned until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, 

that the morning hour be deemed expired, that the time for the two leaders 

be reserved for their use later in the 

day, and that the Senate proceed to a 

period of morning business until 12 

noon, with Senators permitted to 

speak for up to 10 minutes each, and 

that following morning business the 

Senate resume the motion to proceed 

to S. 3297. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10:30 

TOMORROW 

Mr. CARDIN. If there is no further 

business to come before the Senate, I 

ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous 

order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 6:14 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, 

December 9, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. 

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NOMINATIONS 

Executive nominations received by 

the Senate: 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

SERVICE

BRAD COLE, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE REMAINDER 

OF THE TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 6, 2012, VICE TOM 

OSBORNE, RESIGNED. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

CHERYL FELDMAN HALPERN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE 

AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SIXTY-THIRD SESSION OF 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

ROSZELL DULANY HUNTER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION, VICE JOHN A. SIMON, RESIGNED. 

IN THE ARMY

THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF 

THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO 

THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY 

UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: 

To be colonel 

DEBRA H. BURTON 

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 

TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 

JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, 

U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064: 

To be colonel 

VANESSA A. BERRY 

KEVIN M. BOYLE 

TIMOTHY J. CODY 

JOSEPH C. FETTERMAN 

BRIAN J. GODARD 

PATRICIA A. HAM 

JOHN S. IRGENS 

MARK L. JOHNSON 

PAUL E. KANTWILL 

JONATHAN A. KENT 

CLAES H. LEWENHAUPT 

JAMES M. PATTERSON 

JEFFERY D. PEDERSEN 

DAVID H. ROBERTSON 

MARTIN L. SIMS 

MICHAEL L. SMIDT 

STEPHANIE L. STEPHENS 

MARK TELLITOCCI 

WALTER S. WEEDMAN 

PAUL S. WILSON 

GREGORY G. WOODS 

SCOTT F. YOUNG 

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 

TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 

JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, 

U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064: 

To be lieutenant colonel 

ROBERT A. BORCHERDING 

ROBERT A. BROADBENT 

ERIC R. CARPENTER 

CHRISTOPHER D. CARRIER 

DANA J. CHASE 

JOHN H. COOK 

MICHAEL S. DEVINE 

RICHARD P. DIMEGLIO 

TIERNAN P. DOLAN 

MARK E. EICHELMAN 

DEIDRA J. FLEMING 

JOHN S. FROST, JR. 

PATRICK L. GARY 

LANCE S. HAMILTON 

DONNA C. HANSEN 

STEPHEN L. HARMS 

PETER R. HAYDEN 

BRIAN A. HUGHES 

RUSSELL K. JACKSON 

JOHN P. JURDEN 

ELIZABETH KUBALA 

KATHERINE A. LEHMANN 

JULIE A. LONG 

DION LYONS 

ELIZABETH G. MAROTTA 

ALISON C. MARTIN 

JEFFREY A. MILLER 

JOSEPH B. MORSE 

JOHN T. RAWCLIFFE 

TRAVIS L. ROGERS 

CARLOS O. SANTIAGO 

DANIEL P. SAUMUR 

JOSHUA S. SHUEY 

DANIEL A. TANABE 

JAMES J. TEIXEIRA, JR. 

PETER H. TRAN 

JAMES S. TRIPP 

MARK A. VISGER 

DOUGLAS K. WATKINS 

WARREN L. WELLS 

DEAN L. WHITFORD 

DARYL B. WITHERSPOON 

MICHAEL C. WONG 

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DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS 

The Senate Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 

the following nomination and the nomination was referred sequentially to 

the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs pursuant to 

an order of 01/09/2007: 

NEIL M. BAROFSKY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF 

PROGRAM. 

The Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs was 

discharged from further consideration 

of the following nomination and the 

nomination was confirmed: 

NEIL M. BAROFSKY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF 

PROGRAM. 

The Senate Committee on Foreign 

Relations was discharged from further 

consideration of the following nomination and the nomination was confirmed: 

FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF DAVID J. 

STRAWMAN, TO BE CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR 

FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR, AND CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC 

SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

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CONFIRMATIONS 

Executive nominations confirmed by 

the Senate Monday, December 8, 2008: 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

NEIL M. BAROFSKY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF 

PROGRAM. 

IN THE AIR FORCE

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 

IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: 

To be major general 

BRIG. GEN. DAVID J. SCOTT 

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 

IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: 

To be brigadier general 

COL. JAMES N. STEWART 

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 

IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE 

AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 

601: 


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