[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S3146]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                          committee on finance

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, March 
14, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Charting a Course for Health Care Reform: Moving Toward 
Universal Coverage.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
the Philippines.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
14, 2007, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing on drug safety during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
March 14, 2007, at 10:15 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing titled ``The 
Threat of Islamic Radicalism to the Homeland.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Open 
Government: Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act'' on 
Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen Senate Office 
Building room 226.

     Witness List

  Tom Curley, President and CEO of the Associated Press, Representing 
the Sunshine in Government Initiative, New York, NY; Meredith Fuchs, 
General Counsel, The National Security Archive, Washington, DC; Sabina 
Haskell, Editor, Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, VT; and Katherine 
Cary, General Counsel, Texas Office of the Attorney General, Austin, 
TX.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on S. 223, The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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