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On the recordNovember 18, 2015
for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these nominations 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 Ladonn A. Allen and ending with Jeffrey V. Yarosh, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on October 28, 2015. *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Sharif A. Abdrabbo and ending with Wilbur A. Velarde, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on October 28, 2015. By Mr. ALEXANDER for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. *Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2020. *Michael Herman Michaud, of Maine, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. ____________________
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Nov 18, 2015

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