[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6103-S6104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en 
bloc: Calendar Nos. 266, 269, 325, 343, 316, and 326; that the Senate 
vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening or action or 
debate; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate; that any statements 
related to the nominations be printed in the Record; and that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
nominations en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nominations of Samuel T. Walsh, of New York, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of Energy; Mara Elizabeth Karlin, of 
Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; Rena Bitter, of the 
District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Consular Affairs); Caral E. Spangler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army; Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be Chairman 
of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of three

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years; Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Diplomatic Security).
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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