XXXX Voted Against Confirming Chuck Hagel As Secretary Of State. In February 2013, XXXX voted against confirming Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be secretary of Defense. He was confirmed by a vote of 58-41 (D 52-0; R 4-41; I 2-0). [Vote 24, 2/26/13]  Twice, XXXX Voted Against Ending Filibuster On Nomination Of Chuck Hagel To Be Secretary of Defense. In February 2013, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be secretary of Defense. The motion was agreed to by a vote of 71-27 (D 51-0; R 18-27; I 2-0). On Feb. 14, 2013, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be secretary of Defense. That motion was rejected by a vote of 58-40. [Vote 23, 2/26/13; Vote 21, 2/14/13] XXXX Voted For Power Nomination As Ambassador To The United Nations. In August 2013, XXXX was one of only ten senators to vote against the confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination of Samantha Power of Massachusetts to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power was confirmed by a vote of 87-10 (D 51- 0; R 34-10; I 2-0). [Vote 200, 8/1/13] XXXX Voted Against Nomination Of EPA Administrator. In July 2013, XXXX voted against confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy of Massachusetts to be EPA administrator. She was confirmed by a vote of 59-40 (D 51-1; R 6-39; I 2-0). [Vote 180, 7/18/13]  XXXX Voted Against Ending Filibuster OF EPA Administrator Nomination. In July 2013, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on President Barack Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy of Massachusetts to be EPA administrator. The motion was agreed to by a vote of 69-31 (D 51-1; R 16-30; I 2-0). [Vote 179, 7/18/13] XXXX Voted Against Confirming Bernanke to a Second Term as Head of the Federal Reserve. In January 2010, XXXX voted against confirming Ben S. Bernanke to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve. Bernanke has drawn fire from both parties for the Fed’s role in the bailouts, amid increasing public anger over the government’s response to the financial crisis. But the Fed chairman has also been hailed as the man who saved America from a second Great Depression. He was Time magazine’s Man of the Year for 2009. Bernanke was confirmed by a vote of 70-30, after the Senate first voted 77-23 to limit debate on his nomination. [CQ Today, 1/28/10; Cloture: Vote 15, 1/28/10; Confirmation: Vote 16, 1/28/10] XXXX Twice Voted to Allow a Vote on John Bolton’s Nomination to be Ambassador to the UN. In 2005,XXXX voted on two separate occasions to end debate on John Bolton’s nomination to be US Ambassador to the United Nations. Bolton’s nomination was delayed because the Bush Administration refused to turn over “documents related to Bolton's handling of classified information and his role in preparing congressional testimony about Syria in 2003.” [5/26/05, Vote 129; 6/20/05, Vote 142; Washington Post, 5/27/05] XXXX Voted to Confirm John R. Bolton, Who Was Criticized For Opposing Non-Proliferation Treaties. In 2001, XXXX voted to confirm John R. Bolton to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. During his hearing before the committee, Bolton came under fire from Democrats for speaking out against treaties such as the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Before being tapped by President George W. Bush for the security post, Bolton served as vice president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative research organization in Washington. [5/8/01, Vote 92; Associated Press, 5/8/01] XXXX Voted to Confirm Gale Norton As Secretary Of The Interior. In 2001, XXXX voted for the nomination of Gale A. Norton, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Interior. Norton’s nomination was strongly opposed by environmentalists for her work as a lobbyist for NL Industries working on lead paint issues, her support for drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and her support of changing land-use rules for national monuments, which would allow more oil and gas drilling. Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope said Norton “would be a natural disaster as Interior Secretary.” [1/30/01, Vote 6; www.sierraclub.org; www.lcv.org] 245