[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to executive session to consider the nominations reported out earlier 
today by the Armed Services Committee, that the nominations be 
confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, that any 
statements thereon be printed in the Record, and the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Stabenow). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         department of defense

       Dale Klein, of Texas, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
     Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense 
     Programs.
       Mary L. Walker, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
     Department of the Air Force.
       R.L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the 
     Army.
       Marvin R. Sambur, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       Sandra L. Pack, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Army.


                      NOMINATION OF R.L. BROWNLEE

  Mr. REID. Madam President, present today is Senator Warner, former 
chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Also momentarily will be here 
the present chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Levin. 
They wish to speak in just a short time on the nomination of Mr. 
Brownlee to be Under Secretary of the Army.
  I had the pleasure of working with him during the time Senator Warner 
was chairman and Senator Levin was chairman on the matters of this 
bill. He has been an integral part of moving these armed services 
bills.
  I, as a Democrat, depended on him, he representing the Republican 
leader on the Armed Services Committee. I just can't say enough nice 
things about him. I know Senator Warner and Senator Levin will say more 
at the appropriate time.


                         NOMINATION DISCHARGED

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the consideration of Executive Calendar No. 436, that the HELP 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of the nomination of 
Federico Juarbe, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans 
Employment and Training; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions 
to reconsider be laid on the table, any statements be printed in the 
Record, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action and the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         department of justice

       Jay B. Stephens, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney 
     General.


                          department of labor

       Frederico Juarbe, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.

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