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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: 
Executive Calendar Nos. 88, 90, 92, 93, 334, 195, 196, 197, and 287.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nominations en bloc.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nominations of Seth 
Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development; Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, 
Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of 
six years; Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Allison Herren Lee, of 
Colorado, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for 
a term expiring June 5, 2022; Keith Krach, of California, to be an 
Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
Environment); Keith Krach, of California, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; 
Keith Krach, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 
five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of five years; Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, of 
Wisconsin, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be 
Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, 
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the 
nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate; that if 
confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table en bloc; that the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action; that no further motions be in order; and that any 
statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Appleton, 
Falaschetti, Kurtz, Patel, Lee, Krach, Krach, Krach, and Eberhardt 
nominations en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.
  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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