[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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               EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to executive session to consider Executive Calendar Nos. 109, 113, 142, 
and 143, and further ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of the following nominations: Ron 
Silver, PN 80; Judy Van Rest, PN 84; Anne Cahn, PN 317; Kathleen 
Martinez, PN 319; George Moose, PN 320; and Jeremy Rabkin, PN 321; that 
the Senate turn to their consideration; that the nominations be 
confirmed, 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 the treasury

       David George Nalson, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Treasury.


                   national consumer cooperative bank

       David George Nason, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank 
     for a term of three years.


                    broadcasting board of governors

       James K. Glassman, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       James K. Glassman, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2007.


                    united states institute of peace

       Ron Silver, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
     expiring January 19, 2009.
       Judy Van Rest, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
     expiring January 19, 2009.
       Anne Cahn, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
     expiring January 19, 2009.
       Kathleen Martinez, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace 
     for a term expiring January 19, 2011.
       George E. Moose, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
     term expiring January 19, 2009.
       Jeremy A. Rabkin, of New York, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
     term expiring January 19, 2009.

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