[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11302]
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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, again on behalf of our leader, I ask 
unanimous consent that the Senate immediately proceed to executive 
session to consider the following nominations on the Executive 
Calendar: No. 263, No. 265, No. 266, No. 267, No. 268, No. 311, No. 
313, No. 315, No. 316, and No. 331. I further ask unanimous consent 
that the nominations be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, any statements relating to the nominations appear at 
the appropriate place in the Record, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          department of energy

       John C. Angell, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs).
       Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of 
     Energy.
       Michael Telson, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
     Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
       Dan Reicher, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy).
       Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Energy (Policy, Planning, and Program Evaluation).


                   federal communications commission

       Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth, of the District of Columbia, to 
     be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a 
     term of five years from July 1, 1995.
       Michael K. Powell, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 1997.
       Gloria Tristani, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the 
     term expiring June 30, 1998.
       Gloria Tristani, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 1998. (Reappointment)


                       department of the interior

       M. John Berry, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior.

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