[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. ENSIGN. In executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nominations en 
bloc: Calendar Nos. 58, 61, 85, 155, 158; and that the Finance 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of Peter Allgeier, 
PN 270, and Linnet Deily, PN 347, and the Senate proceed to their 
immediate consideration; I also ask unanimous consent that the HELP 
Committee be discharged of the nomination of Arthur Rosenfeld, PN 469, 
and the Senate proceed to its consideration, as well. I further ask 
unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, any statements related to the 
nominations be printed in the Record, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed, en bloc, are as follows:


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       David Aufhauser, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
     Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
       John B. Taylor, of California, to be an Under Secretary of 
     the Treasury.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       David S. C. Chu, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.


                   U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

       Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, to be Director of the Trade 
     and Development Agency.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.


                          department of state

       PN270. Peter F. Allgeier, of Virginia, to be a Deputy 
     United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.


                   executive office of the president

       PN347. Linnet F. Deily, of California, to be Deputy United 
     States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.


                     national labor relations board

       PN469. Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be General 
     Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

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