president, i express my appreciation to senator sanders, senator leahy, my longtime friend and former employee in the department of justice, ron white, and the attorney general and others for working to help us get through this stalemate that we were involved in. i ask unanimous consent that the "help" committee be discharged from the following nomination -- there's two are them, nominations -- 678, public health service nominations, beginning with presidential nomination 678, public health service nominations beginning with mary j.w w. w. which hoi, d ending with christopher p. morris, the nomination be placed on the executive calendar, the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to rebe considered made and laid on the table there, be no intervening action or debate and that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the environment and public works committee be discharged from further considera