[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: Nos. 55, 56, 60, 64, 65, and 
all nominations on the Secretary's desk. I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, 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 are as follows:


                       department of agriculture

       Charles F. Conner, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Agriculture.


                          department of state

       Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of State.


                    environmental protection agency

       Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency.


                      mississippi river commission

       Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a 
     Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
       Brigadier General William T. Grisoli, United States Army, 
     to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                              coast guard

       PN304 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning Curtis L. 
     Sumrok, and ending Jed R. Boba, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 14, 2005.
       PN305 COAST GUARD nominations (292) beginning Michael T 
     Cunningham, and ending David K Young, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 14, 2005.


            national oceanic and atmospheric administration

       PN390 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (15) beginning Paul Andrew Kunicki, and ending 
     Lindsey M Vandenberg, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 
     2005.

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