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On the recordJuly 11, 2022
I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 676. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2025.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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