[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar Nos. 30 and 
31; that the nominations be confirmed; that the motions to reconsider 
be laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the nominations 
be printed in the Record; 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 are as follows:


                   united state sentencing commission

       Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Virginia, to be a member of 
     the United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of 
     the term expiring October 31, 2009.
       Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term 
     expiring October 31, 2011 (Reappointment), to which position 
     she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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