On the recordDecember 16, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 618; that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nomination; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows: Department of Education James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education. ____________________





