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On the recordMay 12, 2025
I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 72. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative clerk read the nomination of Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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