[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 192 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 395, 396, 407, 
410; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action, and the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                             the judiciary

       Joseph N. Laplante, of New Hampshire, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Hampshire.
       Thomas D. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.


                     department of veterans affairs

       James B. Peake, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


                  pension benefit guaranty corporation

       Charles E. F. Millard, of New York, to be Director of the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. (New Position)

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