[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2142-S2143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 
10 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose of this 
hearing will be to discuss the following nominations: Dr. Gale Buchanan 
to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and 
Economics; Mr. Marc Kesselman to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Agriculture; Mr. Boyd Rutherford to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture; and Ms. Linda Strachan to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 14, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony from combatant commanders on their military strategy and 
operational requirements, in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 14, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the Joint Strike Fighter F136 alternate engine program in 
review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and 
the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on March 14, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the nomination of Mr. James S. Simpson, of New York, to be 
Federal Transit Administrator of the Department of Transportation; and 
Mr. Robert M. Couch, of Alabama, to be president of the Government 
National Mortgage Association.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 10 a.m. on Wireless Issues and Spectrum 
Reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., on Wall Street Perspective on 
Telecommunications.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Monday, March 
14, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Administrative Challenges Facing the Social Security 
Administration.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 2:15 p.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Consolidation in the Oil and Gas Industry: Raising Prices?'' on 
Tuesday, May 14, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in Dirksen room 226.
  Panel I: Tom Miller, Attorney General for the State of Iowa, Des 
Moines, IA; David Boies, Chairman, Boies, Schiller and Flexner LLP, 
Armonk, NY; Joseph M. Alioto, Partner, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, 
CA; Severin Borenstein, E.T. Grether Professor of Business 
Administration and Public Policy, Haas School of Business, University 
of California, Berkeley, CA; and Tom Greene, Senior Assistant Attorney 
General for the State of California, Sacramento, CA.
  Panel II: Mr. John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company, Houston, 
TX; Mr. Ross Pillari, President and Chief Executive Officer, BP 
America, Inc., Chicago, IL; Mr. James Mulva, Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX; Mr. Rex Tillerson, 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobil Corp., Irving, TX; Mr. 
David O'Reilly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corp., 
San Ramon, CA; and Mr. Bill Klesse, Chief Executive Officer, Valero 
Energy Corp., San Antonio, TX.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Judicial 
and Executive Nominations on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 3 p.m. in 
Senate Dirksen Building Room 226.
  Panel I: Members of Congress, TBA.
  Panel II: Michael A. Chagares to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Third Circuit; Gary Hampton Miller to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Texas; Sharee M. Freeman to be 
Director, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice; 
Jeffrey L. Sedgwick to be Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 
14, 2006, 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``GSA Contractors Who Cheat 
On Their Taxes and What Should Be Done About It.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 14, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National parks

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of the 
hearing is to review the President's proposed budget for the National 
Parks Service for fiscal year 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on health benefits and programs in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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