[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15151-S15152]
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. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct 
a hearing. At this hearing, the committee will hear testimony regarding 
the Science and Engineering to Comprehensively Understand and 
Responsibly Enhance Water Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to hear testimony on S. 1673, 
the Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 
2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to 
hold a classified briefing on Iran.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
hold a hearing entitled ``Meeting the Global Challenge of AIDS, TB, and 
Malaria,'' during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 
2007, at 10 a.m. in room 325 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER, Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 
at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``E-Government 2.0: 
Improving Innovation, Collaboration, and Access.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. SCHUMER. 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 during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Speculation in the Crude Oil 
Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select

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Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   SUBCOMMITTEE ON ANTITRUST, COMPETITION POLICY, AND CONSUMER RIGHTS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Sunshine in 
Litigation Act: Does Court Secrecy Undermine Public Health and 
Safety?'' on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  The Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, United States District Court Judge, 
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
  Johnny Bradley, Jr., Pachuta, Mississippi.
  Robert N. Weiner, Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DC.
  Leslie A. Bailey, Brayton-Baron Attorney, Public Justice, Oakland, 
CA.
  Stephen G. Morrison, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, 
LLP, Columbia, SC.
  Richard A. Zitrin, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of California 
at Hastings, San Francisco, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objections, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Homeland Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Legal Rights of 
Guantanamo Detainees: What Are They, Should They Be Changed, and Is an 
End in Sight?'' on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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