[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S7095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the 
hearing is to consider the preparedness of Federal land management 
agencies for the 2007 wildfire season and to consider recent reports on 
the agencies' efforts to contain the costs of wildfire management 
activities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Federal Role to Work with Communities to 
Prevent and Respond to Gang Violence: The Gang Abatement and Prevention 
Act of 2007'' on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Barbara Boxer, United States Senator [D-CA].
  Panel II: The Honorable Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; William J. Bratton, Chief of Police, Los 
Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, CA.
  Panel III: Ms. Boni Gayle Driskill, Wings of Protection, Modesto, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of 
Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys?--Part V'' 
on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 2 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: Bradley J. Schlozman, Associate Counsel to the Director, 
Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Former Interim U.S. 
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Former Principal Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General and, Acting Assistant Attorney General for 
the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  Panel II: Todd Graves, Former U.S. Attorney, Western District of 
Missouri, Kansas City, MO.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 5, 
2007, at 9 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Executive Stock Options: 
Should the IRS and Stockholders Be Given Different Information?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 5, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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