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On the recordMay 15, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back on both nominations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Caldwell Nomination Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General? The nomination was confirmed. Vote on La Lime Nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Angola? The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate's actions. ____________________
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
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May 15, 2014

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