[Senate Hearing 114-571]
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                                                        S. Hrg. 114-571

              BUSINESS MEETING: OMNIBUS COMMITTEE FUNDING

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                                HEARING

                               before the

                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
                     CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

                    ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

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                           FEBRUARY 12, 2015

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                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                             FIRST SESSION

                     ROY BLUNT, Missouri, Chairman

LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky            DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi            RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  TOM UDALL, New Mexico
RICHARD SHELBY, Alabama              MARK R. WARNER, Virginia
TED CRUZ, Texas                      PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas               ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
ROGER WICKER, Mississippi

                 Stacy McHatton McBride, Staff Director
                Kelly L. Fado, Democratic Staff Director
                
                
                
                
                
                            C O N T E N T S

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                         Opening Statement of:

Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman, a U.S. Senator from the State of 
  Missouri.......................................................     1



 
              BUSINESS MEETING: OMNIBUS COMMITTEE FUNDING

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                      THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

                      United States Senate,
              Committee on Rules and Administration
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The Committee met, pursuant to notice, in Room SR-301, 
Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the 
Committee, presiding.
    Present: Senators Blunt, Alexander, Cochran, Shelby, 
Roberts, Capito, Boozman, Wicker, Schumer, Udall, Warner, 
Leahy, and King.
    Staff present: Stacy McBride, Staff Director; Shaun Parkin, 
Deputy Staff Director; Paul Vinovich, Chief Counsel; Justin 
Riemer, Counsel; Trish Kent, Senior Professional Staff; Jeffrey 
Johnson, Clerk; Matthew McGowan, Professional Staff; Benjamin 
Grazda, Staff Assistant; Kelly Fado, Democratic Staff Director; 
Jay McCarthy, Director of Operations Oversight; Ben Hovland, 
Senior Counsel; Abbie Sorrendino, Legislative Assistant; 
Phillip Rumsey, Legislative Correspondent; and Leigh Schisler, 
Staff Assistant.

  OPENING STATEMENT OF HONORABLE ROY BLUNT, CHAIRMAN, A U.S. 
               SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI

    Chairman Blunt. While we have got a quorum, the Committee 
will come to order.
    We have one item on the agenda, which is the Omnibus 
Committee Funding Resolution for this Congress. The resolution 
authorizes funding for 18 committees during the Congress. The 
overall authorization reflects a slight decrease from the 113th 
Congress, but it is consistent with current and anticipated 
appropriations.
    I will say that this is the earliest the Committee has 
gotten this resolution done, and a lot of that is due to the 
really great work that Senator Schumer's staff did getting 
ready for this year, and then Stacy McBride and our staff have 
come right in with them to see that we get this done as quickly 
as we possibly can.
    I would like to recognize the Ranking Member and thank him 
for accommodating getting this done today. I know you have got 
another committee meeting quickly, as does Senator Shelby, and 
Senator Wicker has now arrived.
    Senator Schumer. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. 
I look forward to working with you. I am not surprised that the 
Committee is off to a fine, efficient start, even more 
efficient than under previous management. And we look forward 
to having----
    Senator Roberts. What do you mean by that?
    Senator Schumer. Take it as you wish.
    Senator Roberts. It was our deal, except you were never 
there. It was Angus.
    Senator Schumer. Yes. Well, that is who I was referring to, 
Angus and Tom Udall, the mainstays of the Committee.
    In any case, I look forward to working with you, Mr. 
Chairman.
    Chairman Blunt. Well----
    Senator Alexander. I am glad to see Senator Schumer is the 
Ranking Member.
    Senator Schumer. Hey, being in the minority is not so bad, 
and being in the majority is not such a bowl of cherries, is 
it, Lamar?
    Chairman Blunt. Well, before I move that we adopt this 
motion, let me thank all the members for making an effort to 
get here. We changed the schedule to accommodate other 
hearings, but we do need to get this work done. This will 
likely be one of the better attended meetings of the Rules 
Committee, and I am appreciative, as Senator Schumer is, for 
that.
    I move that we adopt the authorizing resolution for the 
Committee budgets for the 114th Congress and would turn to 
Senator Schumer for a second.
    Senator Schumer. Second.
    Chairman Blunt. All in favor, say aye?
    [A chorus of ayes.]
    Chairman Blunt. All opposed, nay?
    [No response.]
    Chairman Blunt. The ayes have it. The resolution is 
reported.
    With no further business, the Committee is adjourned.
    [Whereupon, at 9:52 a.m., the Committee was adjourned.]