[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4180-S4181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
mark up the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., to hear testimony on revenue 
issues related to the Highway Trust Fund.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``judicial nominations'' on Thursday, May 9, 2002, in the Dirksen Room 
226 at 2 p.m.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye; the Honorable Arlen Specter; 
the Honorable Daniel Akaka; the Honorable Rick Santorum; the Honorable 
Christopher Cox; the Honorable Tim Holden; and the Honorable Melissa 
Hart.
  Panel II: Richard R. Clifton to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the 
9th Circuit.

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  Panel III: Christopher C. Conner to be a U.S. District Court Judge 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Joy Flowers Conti to be a U.S. 
District Court Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania; and John 
E. Jones, III to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District 
of Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on administrative oversight and the Courts

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Ghosts of 
Nominations Past: Setting the Record Straight'' on Thursday, May 9, 
2002, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Jorge Rangel, the Rangel Law Firm, Corpus 
Christi, Texas; Kent Markus, Esq., Director, Dave Thomas Center for 
Adoption Law, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio; Enrique 
Moreno, Esq., Law Offices of Enrique Moreno, EL Paso, Texas; and Bonnie 
Campbell, Esq., Former Attorney General of Iowa, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: The Honorable C. Boyden Gray, Former White House Counsel, 
Washington, DC, and the Honorable Carlos Bea, Superior Court, San 
Francisco, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommitte on oceans, atmosphere, and fisheries

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere and Fisheries be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on oversight of management 
issues at the National Marine Fisheries Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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