[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8433-8434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                 ______
                                 

                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on 
today's Executive Calendar: Calendar Nos. 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, and 
104. I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed 
en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; that 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; and that 
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:


                             the judiciary

       Joseph Robert Goeke, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years after he 
     takes office.
       Robert Allen Wheey, Jr., of Colorado, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.

[[Page 8434]]

       Harry A. Haines, of Montana, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
       Diane L. Kroupa, of Minnesota, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
       Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.


                       department of the treasury

       Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the 
     Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for the remainder of 
     the term expiring September 14, 2004.

                          ____________________