Senate Floor Wrap Up For Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Adopted H.Con.Res.27, a concurent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Gerald R. Ford from the people of Michigan for placement in the United States Capitol.
Adopted S.Res.94, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of reducing its budget by at least five percent.
Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
The Senate confirmed the following nominations by UC:
ARMY
#50 Lt. Gen. Purl K. Keen - Lieutenant General
#51 Gen. Martin E. Dempsey - General
#52 Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Votel - Lieutenant General
#53 Brig. Gen. Donald L. Rutherford - Major General
#54 Maj. Gen. Donald M. Campbell, Jr. - Lieutenant General
#55 Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant - Lieutenant General
#56 Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly - Lieutenant General
#57 Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup - Vice Admiral
#58 Vice Adm. Joseph D. Kernan - Vice Admiral
All nominations placed on the Secretary's Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.