[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1081-S1082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 14, 2008, at 11:10 a.m. in open session, 
in order to receive testimony on the strategy in Afghanistan and recent 
reports by the Afghanistan study group and the Atlantic Council of the 
United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 14, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in open session, in 
order to receive testimony on the strategy in Afghanistan and recent 
reports by the Afghanistan study group and the Atlantic Council of the 
United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

   Mr. DORGAN. 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 February 14, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The State of the United States 
Economy and Financial Markets.''
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
an Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Thursday, 
February, 14, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony 
regarding the President's fiscal year 2009 budget request for the USDA 
Forest Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Legislative Hearing on the Marine Vessel Emissions 
Reduction Act of 2007, S. 1499.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, in order to hear testimony on ``International 
Aspects of a Climate Change Cap and Trade Program''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

   Mr. DORGAN. 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 14, 2008, at 3:45 p.m. in order to 
hold a committee coffee with Her Excellency Dora

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Bakoyannis, Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

   Mr. DORGAN. 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 Thursday, 
February 14, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.

     Agenda

  S. 579. Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007; S. 
1810, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act; S. 
999, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2007; S. 1760, 
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-
Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act; S. 1042, 
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical 
Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007.
   Nominations: Jonathan Baron, (National Board for Education 
Sciences), Frank Handy, (National Board for Education Sciences), Sally 
Shaywitz, (National Board for Education Sciences), Jamsheed Choksy, 
(National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities), Gary Glenn, (National 
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities), David Hertz, (National 
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities), Marvin Scott, (National 
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities), Carol Swain, (National 
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities), Julia Bland, (National Museum 
and Library Science Board), Jan Cellucci, (National Museum and Library 
Science Board), William Hagenah, (National Museum and Library Science 
Board), Mark Herring, (National Museum and Library Science Board), 
Javaid Anwar, (Truman Scholarship Foundation), and Neil Romano, 
(Assistant Secretary of Labor Department).
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 
1:30 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Homeland 
Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2009.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on Thursday, February 14, at 9:30 a.m. in room 628 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct an Oversight Hearing 
on the President's fiscal year 2009 Budget Request for Tribal Programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so orderd.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 an executive business meeting on 
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Agenda:

  I. Bills: S. 2304, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007 (Domenici, 
Kennedy, Specter, Leahy); S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 
(Kohl, Leahy, Graham); S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 
(Grassley, Schumer, Leahy, Specter, Graham, Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin); 
S. 2136, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 
(Durbin; Schumer, Whitehouse, Biden); S. 2133, Home Owners ``Mortgage 
and Equity Savings Act'' (Specter, Coleman).
  II. Nominations: Kevin J. O'Connor to be Associate Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Gregory G. Katsas to be Assistant Attorney 
General, Civil Division, Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 9:45 a.m., in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``Building and Strengthening the Federal 
Acquisition Workforce.''
  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 February 14, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., to hold an open hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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