[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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     NOMINATION OF ERICA LYNN GROSHEN TO BE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR 
                    STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session and the HELP Committee be discharged from 
further consideration of the following nomination: PN 1404; that the 
Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the 
nomination; the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further 
motions be in order to the nomination; that any statements related to 
the nomination be printed in the Record; and that the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Erica Lynn Groshen, of New York, to be Commissioner of Labor 
Statistics, Department of Labor?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                         Nominations Discharged

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of the 
following nominations: PN 1928, and PN 1951; that the nominations be 
confirmed; the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that 
any related statements be printed in the Record; that the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       Deborah Ann McCarthy, of Florida, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Lithuania.
       Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Kenya.

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