On the recordFebruary 6, 2014
after having consulted with the Republican leader, I now ask unanimous consent to move to executive session to consider Calendar No. 629, the nomination of our friend Max Baucus to be Ambassador to China; further, I ask that all time be yielded back, with all of the provisions under the previous order remaining in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report. The legislative clerk read the nomination of Max Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Max Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China?
