[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. 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. 830, 897, 922, 923, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 937, 
938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948 through 976, 978 
through 984, 993 and 994, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk; 
provided further that the following be immediately discharged from the 
list of nominations and the Senate proceed en bloc to their 
consideration:
  From the Banking Committee: Bijan Rafiekian, PN-1828; Christopher 
Padilla, PN-1807.
  From the Energy Committee: C. Stephen Allred, PN-1866; Robert 
Johnson, PN-1830; Mary Bomar, PN-1915.
  From the Foreign Relations Committee: Donald Yamamoto, PN-1958; Clyde 
Bishop, PN-1814; Charles Glaser, PN-1919; Frank Baxter, PN-1998.
  From the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: Calvin 
Scovel, PN-1808.
  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:

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