[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                         NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session and that the Agriculture Committee be 
discharged en bloc of the following: PN486, PN620, PN831, PN789, PN817, 
PN818, PN925, PN926, PN1021, PN1022; and that the Senate then proceed 
en bloc to their consideration; that the nominations be confirmed and 
the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that no 
further motions be in order and any statements relating to the 
nominations be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                  commodity futures trading commission

       Bartholomew Chilton, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13, 2013.


                       department of agriculture

       Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.


                      commodity credit corporation

       Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.


                  commodity futures trading commission

       Jill Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13, 2014.


                       farm credit administration

       Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration 
     for the remainder of the term expiring May 21, 2010.
       Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration 
     for a term expiring May 21, 2016.


                  commodity futures trading commission

       Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the 
     term expiring April 13, 2010.
       Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13, 2015.


                       department of agriculture

       Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.


                      commodity credit corporation

       Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

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