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“NOMINATION OF FRANKLIN M. ORR, JR., TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S6293 on Dec. 3, 2014.
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NOMINATION OF FRANKLIN M. ORR, JR., TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
The assistant bill clerk read the nomination of Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy.
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