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On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Coast Guard nominations beginning with George F. Adams and ending with Andrew H. Zuckerman, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 26, 2015. By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on the Judiciary. Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General. Michelle K. Lee, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Alfred H. Bennett, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. George C. Hanks, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. Jill N. Parrish, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah. Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years. Thomas L.…
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