[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12548-S12549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Kosovo--A Way Forward.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Saudia 
Arabia: Friend or Foe in the War on Terror?'' on Tuesday, November 8, 
2005 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.

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     Witness List

  Panel I: Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
Washington, DC.
  Alan Misenheimer, Director of Arabian Peninsula and Iran Affairs, 
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Anthony Cordesman, Co-Director, Middle East Program, Center 
for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC.
  Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious Freedom, Washington, DC.
  Steve Emerson, Terrorism Expert and Executive Director, Investigative 
Project on Terrorism, Washington, DC.
  Gulam Bakali, Islamic Association of North Texas, Board of Trustees, 
Richardson, TX.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Executive Nominations'' on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator, R-TX; The 
Honorable John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, R-TX.
  Panel II: Carol E. Dinkins to be Chairman of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board; Alan Charles Raul to be Vice Chairman of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on research, nutrition, and general legislation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation be 
authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in SDG-50, Senate Dirksen Office 
Building. The purpose of this Subcommittee Hearing will be to discuss 
the Pet Animal Welfare, PAWS, statute.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a hearing entitled, ``Strengthening Hurricane 
Recovery Efforts for Small Businesses'' on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 
beginning at 10 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 8, 2005 at 10 a.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on superfund and waste management

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management be authorized to hold an 
oversight hearing at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November 8, on the impact 
of certain government contractor liability proposals on environmental 
laws.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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