[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S3979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on armed services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
on armed services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open and possibly executive 
session, to consider the following nominations: Claude M. Kicklighter 
to be Inspector General, Department of Defense; James R. Clapper, Jr., 
to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; S. Ward Casscells, 
MD, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; and 
William C. Ostendorff to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National 
Nuclear Security Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REID. 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 Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at 
10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to examining competition and consumer 
choice in sports programming.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee on 
Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Finance on Tuesday, 
March 27, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
hear testimony on ``Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S.-China 
Economic Relationship.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at a time to be determined as soon as a quorum 
is obtained during the scheduled Committee Hearing, in 215 Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to consider Subcommittee Assignments for the 
110th Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing on the Employee Free Choice Act during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing on ensuring safe medicines and medical devices for children 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 1 p.m. 
in SD-430.
  PRESIDING OFFICER. without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in room 418 of the 
Russell Building to conduct an oversight hearing on VA-DOD Cooperation 
and Collaboration on Health Care Issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'' on Tuesday, March 
27, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 106.
  The Honorable Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 27, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             committee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at 3:30 
p.m., to receive a briefing on special operations command's global 
operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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