[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 27 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1741-S1742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on the Executive Calendar: No. 6 and 7, and all nominations 
on the Secretary's desk and the Coast Guard. I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and 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 were agreed to.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                      department of transportation

       William Clyburn, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Member of 
     the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 
     31, 2000.
       Wayne O. Burkes, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
     Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 
     2002.


                           in the coast guard

       Coast Guard nomination of George W. Molessa, Jr., which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 3, 1999.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning James W. Kelly, and 
     ending John J. Santucci, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 3, 1999.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning James E. Malene, and 
     ending Steven M. Wischmann, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 3, 1999.

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