XXXX Voted to Confirm W. Shedd, Who Was Accused of Insensitivity Towards Civil Rights, as 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge. In 2002, XXXX voted to confirm President Bush's controversial nomination of Dennis W. Shedd of South Carolina to be a judge for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, despite accusations that the South Carolina federal judge had been insensitive in civil rights and employment discrimination cases. [Vote 250, 11/19/02; Associated Press, 11/1902] U.S. ATTORNEY XXXX Voted Against a No Confidence Resolution Against Gonzales. XXXX voted against a no confidence resolution against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. [Vote 207, 6/11/07; AP, 6/12/07] XXXX Voted to Confirm Alberto R. Gonzales. In 2005, XXXX voted to confirm President Bush’s nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales of Texas to be Attorney General. [Vote 3, 2/3/05] XXXX Voted To Confirm John Ashcroft To Be U.S. Attorney General. In 2001, XXXX voted to confirm the nomination of John Ashcroft, of Missouri, to be Attorney General of the United States. [2/1/01, Vote 8] OFFICIALS 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 Consumer Financial Protection Director. In July 2013, XXXX voted against confirmation of President Barack Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray of Ohio to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The confirmation was confirmed by a vote of 66-64 (D 52-0; R 12-34; I 2-0). According to the Los Angeles Times, “That means that bureau rules and enforcement actions designed to protect consumers from risky mortgages, misleading credit card marketing, abusive debt collection and other questionable financial practices won't be in danger of being overturned because of legal questions about Cordray's controversial recess appointment in 2012… The financial reform law gave the bureau authority over a wide range of financial products and services, including debt collection, payday loans and others that have mostly eluded federal regulation. Nearly all congressional Republicans and much of the financial industry opposed the bureau as a government overreaction, and they fought hard to reduce its power.” [Vote 174, 7/16/13; Los Angeles Times, 7/16/13]  XXXX Voted Against Ending Years-Long Filibuster Of Cordray. In July 2013, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on President Barack Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray of Ohio to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The motion was agreed to by a vote of 71-29 (D 52-0; R 17-29; I 2-0). According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, “The Senate confirmed Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Tuesday, after Senate Republicans ended their years-long filibuster of the former Ohio attorney general.” [Vote 173, 7/16/13; Cincinnati Enquirer, 7/17/13] 244