[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed en bloc to Executive Calendar Nos. 937 and 1093; that the 
nominations be confirmed en bloc and the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table; that any statements relating 
to the nominations be printed in the Record as if read; that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; further, that 
on Saturday, December 18, after the cloture votes with respect to the 
House messages regarding H.R. 5281 and H.R. 2965, and notwithstanding 
rule XXII, if applicable, the Senate resume executive session and there 
be 2 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators 
Leahy and Sessions or their designees prior to a vote on confirming 
Calendar No. 656, Albert Diaz, and Calendar No. 936, Ellen Hollander; 
that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate proceed to 
vote on confirmation in the order listed; that upon confirmation, the 
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that 
any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record as 
if read and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action; further, that any time consumed during the votes and debate on 
the judges count postcloture, if applicable, and the Senate then resume 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                             the judiciary

       Susan Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
       Denise Jefferson Casper, of Massachusetts, to be United 
     States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

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