[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S3073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       *John P. Holdren, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       *Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination 
lists which were printed in the Record on the dates indicated, and ask 
unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive 
Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the 
information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Kent P. Bauer and 
     ending with Mark S. Mackey, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 25, 2009.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Corinna M. 
     Fleischmann and ending with Kelly C. Seals, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 25, 2009.
       By Mr. BAUCUS for the Committee on Finance.
       *Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade 
     Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary.
       By Mrs. FEINSTEIN for the Select Committee on Intelligence.
       *David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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