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On the recordDecember 20, 2023
Madam President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that all the nominations received by the Senate during the 118th Congress, first session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate with the following exceptions: Calendar Nos. 32, 54, 60, 63, 68, 70, 72, 77, 78, 80, 109, 115, 140, 145, 151, 155, 156, 158, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 208, 217, 247, 268, 269, 270, 275, 301, 302, 303, 312, 313, 314, 315, 321, 322, 323, 353, 355, 368, 369, 399, 408, 409, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 439, 440, 446, and PN Nos. 11, 12, 34, 50, 57, 63, 100, 107, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 132, 133, 182, 189, 190, 194, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 358, 384, 549, 577, 637, 869, 919, 928, 929, 1016, 1018, 1019, 1026, 1043, 1047, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, and 1159. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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