But dozens of Obamas nominees to agency positions won approval on what shaped up as the final night of the Congress. Among them were Sarah Soldana to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Nicholas Rasmussen as director of the National Counterterrorism Center at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It was unclear how many of Obamas remaining 12 judicial nominees would clear the Senate before a final adjournment, but regardless, it was certain to add to the highest annual figure in 20 years. Already anticipating that day, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the incoming majority leader, announced that the first bill he would bring to the floor in 2015 would be to approve construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast. msn/en-us/news/politics/senate-oks-nominees-and-tax-bill-as-term-nears-end/ar-BBgTymu?ocid=iehp
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