adam szubin was nominated in 2015, 301 days ago, and although the senate banking committee held a hearing on his nomination back in september, the committee still has not advanced that nomination to the senate floor. no one doubts mr. szubin's qualifications for the position. at his nomination hearing, chairman shelby called him "eminently qualified." mr. szubin has served in both republican and democratic administrations. he has bipartisan support in this body. and when we're all here, republicans and democrats, talking about the need to increase the pressure on north korea in order to deny pyongyang the resources it's using to develop nuclear weapons and the missiles it needs to target the united states, shouldn't we be supporting a nominee whose job it is to do this exact work? i think the senate needs to vote on mr. szubin's nomination without further delay. i know he has the support of the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. as i said, he has bipartisan support in this body, and it's very disappointing that we can't move him at the same time we're moving this bill. so

their enforcement is the fact that we still have sitting in the banking committee the nomination of adam szubin to be the person at the department of treasury who is charged with enforcing those sanctions, and yet he has not yet officially been approved. i hope we enter that into the record and i would urge we see some action on his nomination. and i'm out of time, mr. chairman but can i ask one more question? >> yes. >> given the recent action by north korea, that we seen that affect chinese thinking for support for north korea and their willingness to try and encourage to pull back on their nuclear efforts, for either of you, both of you? >> well, as you know, they denounced actions as well. they stated their concern with them. >> right. >> i think they're in active conversations with us now but to this point we haven't seen the steps we would like them to take in my opinion and that they could take. >> thank you. thank you both, very much. thank you for your service. >> on behalf of chairman mccain, senator graham. >> thank you, chairman reid. general, let's pick up what you just said, are w

azzam szubin, the -- adam szubin, the republican chair of the foreign relations committee, has been very supportive of moving his nomination, just as he's been supportive of moving the two ambassadors, of moving ambassador shashahshannon.this t we're doing to ensure the national security of this country. and it is unfortunate that we have rules in the senate that allow one person to hold things up for an indefinite period of time when the national security of the country is at stake. so, madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the banking committee be discharged from further consideration of p.n. 371, the nomination of adam szubin to be under secretary for terrorism and financial crimes. the senate proceed to his consideration and vote without intervening action or debate. that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination, that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notif

their enforcement is the fact that we still have sitting in the banking committee the nomination of adam szubin to be the person at the department of treasury who is charged with enforcing those sanctions, and yet he has not yet officially been approved. i hope we enter that into the record and i would urge we see some action on his nomination. and i'm out of time, mr. chairman but can i ask one moue