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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S8421 on July 13, 1999.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc on the Executive Calendar, Nos. 157, 158, 161, 162, and 163.
I finally ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements related to the nominations appear in the Record, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to legislative business.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
department of energy
David L. Goldwyn, of the District of Columbia to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
James B. Lewis, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
the judiciary
T. John Ward, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
department of the treasury
Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
Lewis Andrew Sachs, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
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