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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. 567 and 629.
  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 Grant 
C. Jaquith, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years; and Scott J. 
Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations, en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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; and that the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Jaquith 
and Laurer nominations, en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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