[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11] [Senate] [Page 15392] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________