[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 5, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to consider the nomination of 
Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a Full 
Committee hearing on Nominations on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 10 
a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. Nominees to be 
considered are Steven Chealander to be a Member of the NTSB and Charles 
Dorkey to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 
Seaway Development Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, 
December 5, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
hear testimony on ``Report Card on Tax Exemptions and Incentives for 
Higher Education: Pass, Fail, or Need Improvement?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Finance on 
Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at 12 noon, in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on the nominations of Mr. Anthony Ryan to 
be Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury, Washington, DC; Dr. Phillip Swagel to be Assistant Secretary 
for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; 
Mr. Dean Pinkert to be Member of the U.S. International Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC; Mr. Irving Williamson to be Member of the 
U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC; Ms. Dana Bilyeu to 
be Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, Social Security 
Administration, Baltimore, MD; and, The Honorable Mark Warshawsky to be 
Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, Social Security 
Administration, Baltimore, MD.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BURR. 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 Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 5 p.m. 
in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Examining Enforcement of Criminal Insider Trading and Hedge Fund 
Activity'' on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Mr. Ronald J. Tenpas, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 
United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; The Honorable 
Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, 
CT; Ms. Linda C. Thomsen, Director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Washington, DC;
  Panel II: Mr. Gary J. Aguirre, Former Investigator, U.S. Securities 
and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC; Mr. Walter J. Stachnik, 
Inspector General, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, 
DC; Mr. Robert B. Hanson, Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement, U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC; Mr. Mark Kreitman, 
Assistant Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Washington, DC; Mr. Paul R. Berger, Former 
Associate Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Washington, DC; Mr. Eric Ribelin, Branch Chief, 
Office of Market Surveillance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information 
                       and International Security

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, December 
5, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing regarding ``An Assessment of 
Improper Payments Information Act of 2002''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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