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On the recordJuly 22, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 167, 196, 197, 198, 199, and 200; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc. The nominations considered and agreed to en bloc are as follows in the department of defense Heidi Shyu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research an Engineering; Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force; and Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense. ____________________
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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