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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S5393-S5394 on May 12, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and that the Agriculture Committee be discharged en bloc from further consideration of PN230, PN268, PN356, and PN367; that the Senate then proceed en bloc to their consideration; that the nominations be confirmed and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that no further motions be in order, and any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
department of agriculture
Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
Krysta Harden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
Pearlie S. Reed, of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
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