[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14460]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. SUNUNU. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent, as in executive 
session, that at 2:15 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to executive 
session for the consideration of Calendar No. 221, the nomination of J. 
Ronnie Greer to be a U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District of 
Tennessee; provided that the Senate then proceed immediately to a vote 
on the confirmation of the nomination, with no intervening action or 
debate; provided, further, that immediately following that vote, the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 222, the nomination 
of Mark Kravitz to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut; that there then be 5 minutes for debate equally divided 
between the chairman and ranking member or their designees; and that 
following the use of that time, the Senate proceed to vote on the 
confirmation of the nominees. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that 
following the votes, the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, in the statement I just 
gave, I indicated there have been 36 circuit judges approved. It is 26 
circuit judges approved. I misspoke. The 131 figure that will be 
completed about quarter to 3 today is an accurate number of judges who 
have been approved in this administration.
  Also, Madam President, the chairman of the full Energy Committee, the 
manager of this bill, along with Senator Bingaman, is in the Chamber, 
and the record should reflect we on this side are not holding up this 
Energy bill. I have no objection to the unanimous consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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