[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20345]
[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 for the en bloc consideration of the 
following nominations: Executive Calendar Nos. 489, 498, 509, 531, and 
532; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no 
intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc; that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; that no 
further motions be in order; and that any statements relating to the 
nominations be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nominations of Bruce D. Jette, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army; James E. McPherson, of Virginia, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of the Army; Randall G. Schriver, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; Thomas Harker, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; and John P. Roth, 
of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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