[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12209-S12210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations which are at the desk: Joseph Brame and Sarah Fox.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the Labor Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of Peter Hurtgen and Wilma 
Liebman and the Senate proceed to these nominations en bloc. 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 be printed in the Record, and the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:

                     National Labor Relations Board

       Peter J. Hurtgen, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring August 27, 2001.
       Wilma B. Liebman, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
     remainder of the term expiring December 16, 1997.
       Wilma B. Liebman, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 
     five years expiring December 16, 2002.
       Joseph Robert Brame, III, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
     the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring August 27, 2000.
       Sarah McCracken Fox, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring December 16, 1999.


                     national labor relations board

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, the long impasse over the membership of 
the National Labor Relations Board is finally broken. For the first 
time since August 1995, the Board will have a full complement of five 
confirmed members. As a result, the Board will have additional 
resources to handle the many important cases on its docket. There will 
be greater certainly in industrial relations, which is good for labor, 
good for management, and good for the country.
  The nominees to be confirmed represent a balanced and fair package. 
The two Republican nominees, Peter Huertgen of Miami and J. Robert Bram 
III of Charlottesville, VA, are distinguished management lawyers, with 
many years of experience in Federal court in the NLRB litigation, and I 
know they will make a significant contribution as members of that 
Board.
  There are also two Democratic nominees, Wilma Liebman and Sarah Fox, 
both of Washington, DC. Ms. Liebman has served as Deputy Director of 
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service since 1994, and she has 
done an outstanding job. She helped to resolve dozens of disputes 
between labor and management, and worked effectively to administer the 
operations of the FMCS. Ms. Liebman also has extensive experience 
representing labor unions and their members. She brings a wealth of 
knowledge of labor-management relations to this position. and I am 
confident she will serve with great distinction on the Board.
  I am particularly pleased that the Senate will finally confirm the 
nomination of Sarah Fox, who is well known to many of us in the Senate. 
From 1990 until January 1996, she served as counsel on the Labor 
Committee staff, and she did an extraordinary job on issues of vital 
importance to working families, especially in areas such as job safety 
and health, pension rights, fair wages, and reform of job training 
programs and the Davis-Bacon Act. She worked well with Senators on both 
sides of the aisle, and has been serving as a recess appointee on the 
Board. I have great respect to Sarah's ability an commitment to public 
service, and I'm delighted by her confirmation.
  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar. Calendar 
items 180, 181, 248, 252, 332, 375, 384, 455, 457, 464, 467, 468, 469 
through 483 and all other military nominations reported by the Armed 
Services Committee today.
  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 be printed in the Record, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's actions, and the Senate return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                       legal services corporation

       Ernestine P. Watlington, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for 
     a term expiring July 13, 1999.
       John T. Broderick, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for 
     a term expiring July 13, 1999.


                department of health and human services

       Olivia A. Golden, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health 
     and Human Services.
       Nancy-Ann Minn Deparle, of Tennessee, to be Administrator 
     of the Health Care Financing Administration.

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                     national council on disability

       Ela Yazzie-King, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17.


                         department of commerce

       Terry D. Garcia, of California, to be Assistant Secretary 
     of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.


              department of housing and urban development

       Eva M. Plaza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.


                             the judiciary

       Rodney W. Sippel, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the Eastern and Western District of Missouri.
       Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the Northern District of California.
       Bruce C. Kauffman, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


                         department of justice

       James William Blagg, of Texas, to be U.S. Attorney for the 
     Western District of Texas for the term of 4 years.
       G. Douglas Jones, of Alabama, to be U.S. Attorney for the 
     Northern District of Alabama for the term of 4 years.


                         department of defense

       Robert M. Walker, of Tennessee, to be Under Secretary of 
     the Army.
       Jerry MacArthur Hultin, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
     of the Navy.
       F. Whitten Peters, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of the Air Force.


                            in the air force

       The following Air National Guard of the U.S. officer for 
     appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force, to the grade 
     indicated under title 10, United States Code, section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Ronald A. Turner, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. John P. Jumper, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. Frank B. Campbell, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. David W. McIlvoy, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Lansford E. Trapp, Jr., 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. David J. McCloud, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the U.S. Air 
     Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

       Lt. Gen. Patrick K. Gamble, 0000


                              in the army

       The following Army National Guard of the U.S. officer for 
     appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated 
     under title 10, United States Code, section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Howard L. Goodwin, 0000

       The following named officers for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grades indicated under title 10, United 
     States Code, section 12203:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. David R. Bockel, 0000
     Brig. Gen. James G. Browder, Jr., 0000
     Brig. Gen. Melvin R. Johnson, 0000
     Brig. Gen. J. Craig Larson, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Rodney D. Ruddock, 0000

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Celia L. Adolphi, 0000
     Col. Donna F. Barbish, 0000
     Col. Emile P. Bataille, 0000
     Col. Joel G. Blanchette, 0000
     Col. George F. Bowman, 0000
     Col. Gary R. DiLallo, 0000
     Col. Douglas O. Dollar, 0000
     Col. Russell A. Eggers, 0000
     Col. Sam E. Gibson, 0000
     Col. Fred S. Haddad, 0000
     Col. Karol A. Kennedy, 0000
     Col. Dennis E. Klein, 0000
     Col. Duane L. May, 0000
     Col. Robert S. Silverthorn, Jr., 0000
     Col. James T. Spivey, Jr., 0000
     Col. William B. Watson, Jr., 0000
     Col. Charles E. Wilson, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, United 
     States Code, section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. David R. Irvine, 0000


                              in the navy

       The following named officer for appointments in the U.S. 
     Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, United States 
     Code, section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Vice Adm. William J. Fallon, 0000


                      central intelligence agency

       Robert M. McNamara, Jr., of Maryland, to be General Counsel 
     of the Central Intelligence Agency.
       Navy nominations beginning MATTHEW B. AARON, and ending 
     THOMAS A. ZWOLFER, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on October 
     29, 1997.

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