[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 131 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4032-S4033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 967, 994, 
1094, 1095, 1104, 1126, 1127, 1128, 891, 892, 893, 1114, 1123, and 1069 
through 1077; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without 
intervening action or debate; the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table; and that the President be immediately 
notified Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the 
nominations of Nasser H. Paydar, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; David Applegate, 
of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey; 
Susie Feliz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce; 
Donald R. Cravins, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Minority Business Development (New Position); Jaime Areizaga-Soto, of 
Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term 
of six years; Kathryn Wheelbarger, of California, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
of four years; Michael K. Singh, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
of four years; Jonathan Wingate Burks, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
term of four years; Edward Gabriel, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of 
Peace for a term of four years; Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of 
Peace for a term of four years; Mary Green Swig, of California, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of 
Peace for a term of four years; Yohannes Abraham, of Virginia, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, 
to be a

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Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2024; Carlos Felipe 
Uriarte, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Carlton W. 
Reeves, of Mississippi, to be Chair of the United States Sentencing 
Commission; Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2027; Laura E. Mate, of Iowa, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2027; Claire 
McCusker Murray, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2025; Luis Felipe 
Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2025; Claria Horn 
Boom, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing 
Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2023; John Gleeson, of New 
York, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a 
term expiring October 31, 2023; and Candice C. Wong, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for 
a term expiring October 31, 2027 en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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