[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2848-S2849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. 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 Wednesday, March 
7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in 328A, Senate Russell Office Building. The 
purpose of this committee hearing will be to discuss investing in our 
Nation's future through agricultural research.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 7, 
2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The purpose of the hearing is to evaluate policy implications of 
pharmaceutical importation from Canada.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 7, 
2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The purpose of the hearing is to review national imperatives for Earth 
science research.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 7, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The 
purpose of the hearing is to investigate market constraints on large 
investments in advanced energy technologies and investigate ways to 
stimulate additional private-sector investment in the deployment of 
these technologies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at 3 p.m. in SD-406. The purpose 
of the hearing is to conduct oversight on the President's FY 2008 EPA 
budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 7, 
2007 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-430.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``The McCarran-Ferguson Act and Antitrust Immunity: Good for 
Consumers?'' on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Trent Lott, U.S. Senator, R-MS; the Honorable 
Mary L. Landrieu, U.S. Senator, D-LA.
  Panel II: Michael Homan, Homeowner, New Orleans, LA; J. Robert 
Hunter, Insurance Director, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, 
DC; Marc Racicot, President, American Insurance Association, 
Washington, DC; Susan E. Voss, Iowa Insurance Commissioner, National 
Association of Insurance Commissioners, Des Moines, IA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Oversight of the Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws'' on Wednesday, 
March 7, 2007 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list

  The Honorable Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General for the 
Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC; the 
Honorable Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman Federal Trade Commission, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in room 418 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing on the VA 
Claims Adjudication Process.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at 10 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Credit 
Card Practices: Fees, Interest Rates, and Grace Periods.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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