[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S567-S568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Calendar No. 
362, Homer L. Wilkes, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural 
Resources and Environment; that the cloture motion be withdrawn; that 
the Senate vote on the nomination without any intervening action or 
debate; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate; that any statements 
related to the nomination be printed in the Record; and that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.

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  The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Homer 
L. Wilkes, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Natural Resources and Environment.
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
nomination.
  PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the Wilkes nomination?
  The nomination was confirmed.

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