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On the recordDecember 5, 2019
I ask unanimous consent that the Lydon nomination, Calendar No. 489, be made pending. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Sherri A. Lydon, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Lydon nomination?
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