[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10958-10959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that at a time determined by the majority leader, after 
consultation with the Democratic leader, it be in order to move to 
proceed en bloc to the following nominations, if reported by the 
Judiciary Committee; provided further that they be considered under a 
total time limitation of 10 hours equally divided between the chairman 
and ranking member or their designees; provided further that following 
the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to votes on the 
confirmation of the nominations, with no further intervening action or 
debate. The nominations are as follows: David McKeague, to be U.S. 
circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit; Richard Griffin, to be U.S. 
circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit. Finally, I ask 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?
  The Democratic leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, we are also 
hopeful and confident we can add Neilson to this group. The two 
Senators from Michigan are taking a look at her. She became very ill 
and, therefore, she was not able to move forward as these other two men 
have done. We feel confident, after speaking to the two Michigan 
Senators, that we will be able to add her to this list. She has now 
recovered her health and is back in good health, good stead.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. No.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that at a time determined by the majority leader, after 
consultation with the Democratic leader, the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of Executive Calendar No. 66, the nomination of Thomas 
Griffith to be U.S. circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; 
provided further that there be 4 hours equally divided for debate on 
the nomination between the chair and the ranking member or their 
designees; provided further that following the use or yielding back of 
time, the Senate proceed to a vote on the confirmation of the 
nomination with no further intervening action or debate; finally, that 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                             Joint Referral

  Mr. FRIST. As in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the 
nomination of Charles S. Ciccolella, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and Training, be jointly 
referred to the Committees on HELP and Veterans' Affairs.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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