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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S9430 on Sept. 14, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session and that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of the nominations of Ellen G. Engelman to be Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration at the Department of Transportation, and Kirk Van Tine the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, and they be placed on the Executive Calendar.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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