[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5040-S5041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the following nominations: Calendar 
Nos. 167, 196, 197, 198, 199, and 200; that the nominations be 
confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no 
further motions be in order to any of the nominations; and that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  The nominations considered and agreed to en bloc are as follows


                      in the department of defense

       Heidi Shyu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Research an Engineering;

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       Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense;
       Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense;
       Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Navy;
       Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     the Air Force; and
       Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

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