[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 20 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S800-S801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the final report of the Commission on the National 
Guard and Reserves.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet

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during the session of the Senate on February 7, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reforming the Regulation of the 
Government Sponsored Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, February 7, at 10 a.m., in room 
253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct an 
executive hearing.

     Agenda

  Robert A. Sturgell, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration (PN 1005); Simon Charles Gros, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Transportation for Governmental Affairs, Department of 
Transportation (PN 977).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

   Mr. WEBB, 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 Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 9:30 am. in 
room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing. At this hearing, the Committee will hear 
testimony regarding energy market effects of the recently-passed 
renewable fuel standard.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Selling to Seniors: The 
Need for Accountability and Oversight of Marketing and Sales by 
Medicare Private Plans.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in order to hold a 
hearing on the Kenyan elections.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

   Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, February 7, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Robert G. McSwain to be Director 
of the Indian Health Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Founding 
Fathers' Papers: Ensuring Public Access to our National Treasures'' on 
Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  David G. McCullough, Presidential Historian and Author, Camden, ME.
  Dr. Stanley N. Katz, Chairman, Papers of the Founding Fathers, 
Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University Princeton, NJ.
  Dr. Deanna B. Marcum, Associate Librarian of Library Services, 
Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
  Rebecca W. Rimel, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew 
Charitable Trusts, Phiadelphia, PA.
  Dr. Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, U.S. National 
Archives & Records Administration, Washington, DC.
  Dr. Ralph Ketcham, Professor of History Emeritus, Maxwell School of 
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Readiness 
and Management Support Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
February 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
business transformation and financial management at the Department of 
Defense.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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