[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22974]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar Nos. 
1090 and 1091; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the motions 
to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that any statements 
related to the nominations be printed in the Record as if read; that 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; and that 
the Senate then resume legislative session.
  Further, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that on 
Sunday, December 19, following any vote with respect to the Risch 
amendment to the START treaty, the Senate then proceed to consider the 
following nominations: Calendar Nos. 892 and 1092; and vote immediately 
on confirmation of the nominations, with 2 minutes of debate prior to 
each confirmation vote, equally divided and controlled between Senator 
Leahy and Senator Sessions or their designees; that upon confirmation, 
the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then resume legislative session; further, after the first vote 
in this sequence, the succeeding votes be limited to 10 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                             the judiciary

       Edmond E-Min Chang, of Illinois, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
       Leslie E. Kobayashi, of Hawaii, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, 
following consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed 
in executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar 
No. 703, Benita Pearson, from the Northern Ohio District--if I could 
for a moment say that she was selected by a committee of 17 appointees 
from Senator Voinovich and me, and Judge Magistrate Pearson was chosen 
unanimously by this group, submitted to the President by--I submitted 
her name to the President, the President nominated her. She was voted 
out of committee in February of this year, out of the Judiciary 
Committee. I will be thrilled to move forward on that and discuss that 
tomorrow--also, Calendar No. 813, William Martinez; that debate on each 
nomination be limited to 60 minutes, equally divided and controlled 
between Senators Leahy and Sessions or their designees; that upon the 
use or yielding back of all time, the Senate then proceed to vote on 
confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that prior to the 
second vote, there be 2 minutes of debate divided as specified above; 
that the second vote be limited to 10 minutes; that upon confirmation, 
the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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