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Foreign Relations Committee reports Reid Rubinstein to Senate floor after brief business meeting
Summary
In a short business meeting following the nominations hearing, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to report the nomination of Reid Rubinstein to the Senate floor with a record. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced she would oppose confirmation of Rubinstein as legal adviser to the State Department.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee briefly converted the April 3 nominations hearing into a business meeting to act on a holdover nomination, Reid Rubinstein, identified as the nominee to be legal adviser at the State Department.
Committee Chairman Mike Risch called for a motion to report Mr. Rubinstein to the Senate floor with the committee record. The motion was moved and seconded and brought to debate. Senator Jeanne Shaheen criticized Rubinstein's testimony and said she "intends to oppose his nomination," citing concerns about his refusal during the hearing to commit to upholding the law. After a roll call that included proxy votes, the clerk reported the motion had carried and the committee adjourned the business meeting to resume the nominations hearing.
The committee did not provide a full roll-call tally in the hearing record excerpt; the clerk announced the motion carried and the hearings continued with the scheduled nominees.
