This morning, the Senate Armed Services Committee established a quorum and voted to favorably report out the following nominations:
- Gov. Raymond E. Mabus, Jr. to be Secretary of the Navy;
- Mr. Robert O. Work to be Under Secretary of the Navy;
- Mr. Andrew C. Weber to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs;
- Mr. Paul N. Stockton to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs;
- Mr. Thomas R. Lamont to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and
- Mr. Charles A. Blanchard to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
The nominations were approved en bloc in a voice vote. All nominations were immediately reported to the floor following the committee’s action.
