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“EXECUTIVE CALENDAR” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S4040-S4041 on June 10.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 118, 125, and 126.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
The clerk will report the nominations en bloc.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nominations of Leslie B. Kiernan, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce; Adrianne Todman, of the Virgin Islands, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Nuria I. Fernandez, of California, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote en bloc on the nominations without intervening action or debate; and if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that any statements related 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 question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Kiernan, Todman, and Fernandez nominations en bloc?
The nominations were confirmed en bloc.
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