[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10389]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, September 
15, 1998, at 10 a.m., in open session, to consider the nominations of 
Bernard D. Rostker, to be Under Secretary of the Army; James M. Bodner, 
to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Vice Adm. 
Dennis C. Blair, USN, for appointment to the grade of admiral, and to 
be Commander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Command.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., on the nominations 
of Robert Brown, John Paul Hammerschmidt, and Norman Mineta to be 
members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, at 2:30 p.m., on S. 2390--Freedom 
to Transport Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, at 10 a.m., and 2:15 p.m. 
to hold two hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the House Committee on 
Education and the Workforce be authorized to meet in conference on H.R. 
6, the Higher Education Act amendments of 1998 during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a markup of bills pending before the committee. The 
markup will begin at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, in room 
428A, Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on antitrust, business rights, and competition

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, September 15, 1998, at 10 a.m., to hold a 
hearing in room 226, Senate Dirksen Office Building, on ``Consolidation 
in the Telecommunications Industry: Has it Gone Too Far?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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