[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at 11 a.m. in order to hold a 
closed briefing on North Korea.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
Executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
December 12, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at 10 
a.m. in order to consider the nominations of Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., to 
be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security, and Jeffrey William Runge to be 
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Committee on Rules and Administration

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at 10 a.m., in order to 
hear testimony on the funding challenges and facilities maintenance 
issues facing the Smithsonian Institution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet tomorrow, Wednesday, December 
12, 2007 from 10:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m. in room SD-628 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building for the purposes of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on the Constitution

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``S. 1782, The Arbitration Fairness Act of 
2007'' on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in room SD-226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  Witness list: Richard M. Alderman, Associate Dean, University of 
Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas; Mark A. de Bernardo, Executive 
Director and President, Council for Employment Law Equity, Jackson 
Lewis LLP, Vienna, Virginia; F. Paul Bland, Jr., Staff Attorney, Public 
Justice, Washington, DC; Fonza Luke, Birmingham, Alabama; Richard 
Naimark, Senior Vice President, The American Arbitration Association, 
Washington, DC; Peter B. Rutledge, Associate Professor of Law, Columbus 
School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; and 
Tanya Solov, Director, Securities Department, Illinois Secretary of 
State, Chicago, Illinois.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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