[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1846-1847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to the en bloc consideration of the 
following nominations under the Privileged section of the Executive 
Calendar: PN1039, PN1040.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nominations.
  The legislative clerk read the nominations of Morton H. Halperin, of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term

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of two years; and Michael O. Johanns, of Nebraska, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a 
term of three years.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I know of no further debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  If not, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the 
Halperin and Johanns nominations en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
motions 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 nominations; that any related statements 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.

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