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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S8158 on June 20, 2007.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 107; that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:
department of transportation
David James Gribbin IV, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
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