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“NOMINATION DISCHARGED” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S2335 on March 22, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOMINATION DISCHARGED
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of the following nomination: Victoria Lipnic, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor; that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; that any statements thereon be printed in the Record, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; and the Senate return to legislative session, all without any intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nomination was considered and confirmed as follows:
department of labor
Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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