[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16664-16665]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed

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to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 
357; that the nomination be confirmed; 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 
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. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       Marcel J. Lettre II, of Maryland, to be a Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, this is a fine young man. He worked for me, 
did my intelligence work. He is an outstanding person. We are so 
fortunate that good people like him are in public service. He speaks 
well of everyone who is a public servant in our country.

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