[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1684-S1685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. ROUNDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session for the consideration of the following 
nomination: Executive Calendar No. 298.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Gilbert B. Kaplan, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nomination.
  Mr. ROUNDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if 
confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the

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table; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action; that no further motions be in order; and that any statements 
relating to the nomination be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Kaplan 
nomination?
  The nomination was confirmed.

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