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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
Nomination of Allison Joan Rushing
Mr. TILLIS. Madam President, I come to the floor to thank my
colleagues who voted and who will be voting to move forward the
nomination of Allison Joan Rushing to be the U.S. Circuit Court judge
for the Fourth Circuit.
Ms. Rushing has a great history in North Carolina. She is actually
from East Flat Rock, NC. Both of her parents were educators who taught
in the North Carolina public school system. She received her degree
with honors from Wake Forest, and she received her law degree from Duke
University. She now has over 11 years of experience practicing law and
is really considered one of the fast-rising stars of the legal
profession.
I have had the opportunity to get to know Ms. Rushing through the
nomination process, and I know she is going to do a great job as a
circuit court judge on the Fourth Circuit.
From the ABA, she has received from a substantial majority a
``qualified'' rating and from a minority a ``well qualified'' rating.
She is clearly qualified to do this job. She is young. She is bright.
She is a topnotch litigator, and I look forward to casting my vote here
in a couple of minutes. Again, I think my colleagues will also be
casting a vote in support of confirming this nomination.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all postcloture time
has expired.
The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Rushing
nomination?
Mr. TILLIS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr.
Heinrich), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from
Arizona (Ms. Sinema), are necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 35 Ex.]
YEAS--53
Alexander
Barrasso
Blackburn
Blunt
Boozman
Braun
Burr
Capito
Cassidy
Collins
Cornyn
Cotton
Cramer
Crapo
Cruz
Daines
Enzi
Ernst
Fischer
Gardner
Graham
Grassley
Hawley
Hoeven
Hyde-Smith
Inhofe
Isakson
Johnson
Kennedy
Lankford
Lee
McConnell
McSally
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Perdue
Portman
Risch
Roberts
Romney
Rounds
Rubio
Sasse
Scott (FL)
Scott (SC)
Shelby
Sullivan
Thune
Tillis
Toomey
Wicker
Young
NAYS--44
Baldwin
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Feinstein
Gillibrand
Harris
Hassan
Hirono
Jones
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Leahy
Manchin
Markey
Menendez
Merkley
Murphy
Murray
Peters
Reed
Rosen
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Smith
Stabenow
Tester
Udall
Van Hollen
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wyden
NOT VOTING--3
Heinrich
Sanders
Sinema
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to
reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
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