[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10523-S10524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 31, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open session (and possibly 
closed session) to consider the following nominations:
  Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN for reappointment to the grade of 
Admiral and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and General 
James E. Cartwright, USMC for reappointment to the grade of General and 
to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on July 31, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The State of the Securities Markets.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WYDEN. 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, July 31, 2007, at 
10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The hearing is on the nominations of Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, 
USCG (Ret.), to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Mr. Ronald Spoehel, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, Rear Admiral William G. Sutton, Jr., USN 
(Ret.), to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, and Mr. Paul R. Brubaker, to be Administrator of the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WYDEN. 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, July 31, 2007, at 
2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to examine three major consumer 
protection and fraud prevention issues under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal Trade Commission: 1. The effectiveness of the national Do-Not-
Call registry and current legislative proposals to improve the Do-Not-
Call Implementation Act of 2003; 2. The effectiveness of CROA and 
possible legislative initiatives to clarify the language of the act; 
and 3. Telemarketing fraud, particularly against older Americans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and National Resources

  Mr. WYDEN. 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, July 31, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of this 
hearing is to receive testimony on renewable fuels infrastructure.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a 
business meeting.
  The meeting will consider the following agenda:
  Bill to reauthorize the provision of technical assistance to small 
public water systems, S. 1429; Ban Asbestos in America Act, S. 742; 
Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, S. 595; California waiver decision 
deadline bill, S. 1785; National Infrastructure Improvement Act, S. 
775; The Multinational Species Conservation Funds reauthorizations, HR 
5O and HR 465; The Captive Primate Safety Act, S. 1498; U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers Resolutions; Nomination of Robert Lyle Laverty to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Department of 
the Interior; Nomination of Robert Lance Boldrey nominee for 
reappointment to the Board of Trustees for the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Carried Interest, Part II.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in order to hold a 
hearing on nuclear energy and nonproliferation challenges.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating the Propriety and Adequacy of the Oxycontin 
Criminal Settlement'' on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.

     Witness list:

  Panel I: John L. Brownlee, United States Attorney, Western District 
of Virginia, Roanoke, VA;
  Panel II: Marianne Skolek, LPN, Myrtle Beach, SC; Vikramaditya 
Khanna, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, 
MI; Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director, Public Citizen's Health Research 
Group, Washington, DC; Virginia Pagano, Police Officer, Philadelphia 
Police Department, Narcotics Bureau, Philadelphia, PA; Jay P. 
McCloskey, Former U.S. Attorney, Maine, McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff & 
Dilworth, LLC, Portland, ME; James Campbell, M.D., Professor of 
Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, July 31, to conduct a hearing on DoD/VA 
collaboration and cooperation and the education needs of returning 
service members. The committee will meet in Dirksen 562, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 31, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 10 
a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Leegin Decision: the 
end of the consumer discounts or good antitrust policy'' in room 226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  Witness list: Pamela Jones Harbour, Commissioner, Federal Trade 
Commission Washington, DC; Robert Pitofsky, Sheehy Professor of 
Antitrust Law and Regulation, Georgetown University Law School, 
Washington, DC; Marcy Syms, Chief Executive Officer, SYMS, Secaucus, 
NJ; Stephan Bolerjack, Attorney at Law, Dykema Gossett PLLC, 
Representing the National Association of Manufacturers, Detroit, MI; 
and Janet L. McDavid, Attorney at Law, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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