[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S16060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       APPOINTMENT AUTHORIZATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding 
the recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, 
the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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