[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6571-S6572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the sessions 
of the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. in closed session 
to mark up the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2008.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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, May 23, 2007, at 
10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to address the current moratorium that 
bars state and local taxes on Internet access.

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


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a 
business meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 
2007, at 11:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The purpose of the business meeting is to consider pending calendar 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 215 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Funding Social 
Security's Administrative Costs: Will the Budget Meet the Mission?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Rising Crime in the United States: Examining the Federal 
Role in Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent Crime'' on 
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Room 226.

     Witness list

  Ted Kamatchus, President, National Sheriffs Association; Russ Lane, 
Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police; Tom Nee, 
President, National Association of Police Organizations; Douglas 
Palmer, Mayor of Trenton, NJ, President, United States Conference of 
Mayors, Trenton, NJ; James Alan Fox, Criminologist, Northeastern 
University; Rick Gregory, Chief of Police, New Castle, DE.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMittee ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Ending Taxation without Representation: The 
Constitutionality of S. 1257'' on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. 
in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Chris Cannon, United States Representative, R-
UT, Washington, DC; The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, United States 
Representative, D-DC Delegate, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Representative from the Department of Justice, Washington, 
DC, Richard P. Bress, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Washington, DC; 
Charles J. Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, Harvard Law 
School, Cambridge, MA; Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research 
Service, Washington, DC; Jonathan Turley, Professor, George Washington 
University Law School, Washington, DC; The Honorable Patricia Wald, 
Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to hold a hearing on pending health 
legislation. The hearing will take place in room 562 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       joint econimc communittee

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Is 
Market Concentration in the U.S. Petroleum Industry, Harming 
Consumers?'', in Room 215 of the Hart Senate Office Building, 
Wednesday, May 23, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       security and international trade and finance subcommittee

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on 
Security and International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``U.S. Economic Relations With China: 
Strategies and Options on Exchange Rates and Market Access.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 23, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a closed markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     strategic forces subcommittee

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 
23, 2007 at 11:30 a.m., in closed session, to mark up the Strategic 
Forces Programs and Provisions contained in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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