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“DISCHARGED NOMINATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S8102 on July 24, 2009.
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DISCHARGED NOMINATION
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of the following nomination by unanimous consent and the nomination was confirmed:
JONATHAN STEVEN ADELSTEIN, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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