[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on the Executive Calendar: Nos. 538, 539, and 540, en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. COCHRAN. I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be 
confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                  national transportation safety board

       James E. Hall, of Tennessee, to be Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.


                        federal trade commission

       Orson Swindle, of Hawaii, to be a Federal Trade 
     Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 
     1997.
       Mozelle Willmont Thompson, of New York, to be a Federal 
     Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 
     26, 1996.

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