[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11505]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, November 18, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on various 
nominations (names to be released later in week) at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 18, 
2004, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``FDA, Merck and Vioxx: Putting 
Patient Safety First?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 
18, 2004, at 10 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct a business meeting on pending Committee matters, to be 
followed immediately by an oversight hearing on the Water Problems on 
the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subCommittee on Readiness and Management

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management support of the committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on November 18, 2004, at 3:30 p.m. in open session to receive testimony 
on the status of financial management reform within the Department of 
Defense and the individual services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, November 18, 2004, at 2 p.m. on the Science Behind 
Pornography Addiction.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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