[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S457]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 
5, 1998, in open session, to receive testimony on the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 1999 and the future years defense 
program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, February 5, 1998 beginning at 
10 a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a business meeting to consider the nominations of Donald J. 
Barry, nominated by the President to be Assistant Secretary for Fish 
and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, and Sallyanne Harper, 
nominated by the President to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Thursday, February 5, immediately following the 
first Senate vote in the President's room (S-216).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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