[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations 
on the Executive Calendar: Calendar No. 560, the nomination of Terry 
Yonkers to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force; Calendar No. 
563, the nomination of Frank Kendall to be Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense; Calendar No. 564, the nomination of Erin Conaton 
to be Under Secretary of the Air Force; Calendar No. 663, the 
nomination of Paul Oostburg Sanz to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy; Calendar No. 664, the nomination of Malcolm 
O'Neill to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; Calendar No. 665, the 
nomination of Jackalyne Pfannenstiel to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, any statements relating to 
the nominations be printed in the Record, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate resume legislative 
session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                         department of defense

       Terry A. Yonkers, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz, of Maryland, to be General Counsel 
     of the Department of the Navy.
       Malcolm Ross O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army.
       Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Navy.

  Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I thank the Presiding Officer.
  I thank my colleagues and the leaders who have been involved in 
facilitating this. It is long overdue, but I want to thank my 
colleagues for at least helping to make this happen this afternoon. 
This will be good news for the Defense Department, good news for our 
troops. Again, I thank all who have been helpful in this regard.
  I yield the floor.

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