ms. cortez masto: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from nevada is ms. rtez masto: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendar number 118, 125, 126. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the nominations en bloc. the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations department of commerce, leslie b. kiernan of maryland to be general counsel. department of of housing and urban development. adrianne todman to be deputy secretary. department of transportation, nuria i. fernandez of california to be federal transit administrator. ms. cortez masto: i ask unanimous consent that the senate vote en bloc on the nominations without intervening action or debate and if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all without intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nominations, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action.