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On the recordJuly 26, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following nomination: Calendar No. 165. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative clerk read the nomination Frank Kendall III, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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