mr. goldstein. the witnesses' full written statements will appear in the record and now the chair recognizes admiral hutd for -- admiral hewitt for five minutes. >> thank you chairman donovan, rankingmember payne and distinguished members of then b subcommittee it is a distinct honor the for me to be here to provide an overview of what our office has done since ten years ago and more specifically within the last three years since our previous hearing to improve communications and enter operablity nationwide. communication is undergoing unprecedented change with the deployment of firstnet. next generation 911, cellular alert and warning estimates. to ensure all these systems work seamlessly together we promulgated the 2014 national emergency communications plan, custom is the road map to ensuring interoperatabilities. the plan was developed by same com, a group comprised of public safety leaders representing the nation's first responder community, and government leaders who support public safety. to

mr. sean lawler and mr.ev steve goldstein and ms. rebecca gonzales into foreign service officer list. unless there is so moved and second -- all those in favor say i, opposed. any recorded nose that anyone would like on these obligations? say none. the eyes have it in the nomination for motions are greedy. next we will move to a s1928. first i would entertain a motion to approve the substitute amendment in the portland amendment and blocked by voice vote. so moved. is there a second perspective so moved and second. all those inr. favor say i smart opposed, without the eyes have it in the amendments are agreed to. are there any of further amendments? >> determined. ... >> >> and cutting a lot of diplomatic relations and have not done that yet as much asme possible. >> suppose international organizations to make sure we stress the importance of diplomatic isolations and with the significant contrast someone that is a partner that abides by and respects the rule of law that cannot participate in the international organizations that north korea and then they should be a full part of the d

irwin steven goldstein of new york to be under secretary of state for public diplomacy. sean p. lawler of maryland to be chief of protocol. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, if confidence, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no further motions be in order, that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. question is on the approval of the nominations en bloc. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: calendar number 475, 476, 477. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nominations, federal labor relations authority. james thomas abbott of virginia to be a member. colleen kiko of north dakota for a member. erne

mr. ewing has been held over and he will be considered in the next business meeting, i would includinga motion miss lisa johnson, sean lawlor, steve goldstein, this rebecca gonzales and to foreign service officers lists. some moved and 's?ond other any recorded nos i am seeing none, the eyes have it. to 1928.ill move first i would entertain a motion to approve the substitute a minute and portland amendment by voice vote. moved and seconded. the eyes have it, is any further amendment? >> thank you mr. chairman. have two amendments here, i like to thank sen. rubio: joined me as a cosponsor of both of these amendments. one addresses the issue of taiwan and talks about using the united states voice to make sure that we are advocating for the addition of taiwan as an observer to such organizations and entities -- we did it last year with interpol and i think we should stand up for taiwan as a great partner and especially an important voice in these international organizations. the other is addressing north korea in a meeting that senator arkey and i posted with former resident of north korea, a high-level defector, the dead. -- the deputy ambass