[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                 ______
                                 

                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 726.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Melanie Sabelhaus, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the nomination 
be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, that any 
statements appear at the appropriate place in the Record as though 
read, and the Senate return to legislative session, without any 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination was considered and confirmed as follows:


                     small business administration

       Melanie Sabelhaus, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator 
     of the Small Business Administration.

                          ____________________