[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4724-S4725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a full committee hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 10;30 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of this hearing will be to review the United 
States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Broadband 
Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
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Senate on May 17, 2006, at 4 p.m., in open session to receive testimony 
on the roles and missions of the National Guard in support of the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 17, 2006, at 4;30 p.m., in close session to receive a 
briefing from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Organization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I would like to ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to 
hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to consider the 
following pending nominations: Dale Klein to be a Commissioner of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Molly O'Neill to be an Assistant 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony at a hearing entitled, ``Physician-Owned 
Specialty Hospitals: Profits before Patients?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iran's Political/Nuclear Ambitions and U.S. Policy Options.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive 
session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 
10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 10 a.m. to consider the 
nomination of Robert J. Portman to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 17, 
2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct an oversight hearing on Suicide Prevention Programs and their 
Application in Indian Country.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Section 5 Pre-Clearance'' 
on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 9 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Fred Grey, Senior Partners, Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan, 
Gray and Nathanson, Montgomery, Alabama; Drew S. Days III, Alfred M. 
Rankin, Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut; 
Abigail M. Thernstrom, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, New York, 
New York; Armand Derfner, Attorney, Derfner, Altman and Wilborn, 
Charleston, South Carolina; Nate Persily, Professor Law, University of 
Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 17, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 
at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, Progress or More Problems: 
Assessing the Federal Government's Security Clearance Process.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

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