[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1889-S1890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Ms. STABELOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the United States Pacific Command and United 
States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization request for 
fiscal year 2009 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Ms. STABENOW. 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 March 11, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled the ``Condition of Our Nation's 
Infrastructure and Proposals For Needed Improvements.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, Science, and transportation

  Ms. STABENOW. 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 Tuesday March 11, 2008, at 10 
a.m., room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to 
conduct a hearing.
  At this hearing, the subcommittee will explore the importance of 
basic research to U.S. competitiveness. The hearing will examine 
research and development budgets at agencies in the Committee's 
jurisdiction, particularly the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology and the National Science Foundation, as well as interagency 
science programs addressing climate change, nanotechnology, and 
information technology.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, Science, and transportation

  Ms. STABENOW. 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 Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 
2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order 
to conduct a hearing.
  At this hearing, the Committee will conduct an oversight hearing on 
the Department of Transportation's current Cross-Border Truck Pilot 
Program. This pilot program, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, provides temporary operating authority to a 
limited number of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico and the United 
States for cross-border commercial operation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Ms. STABENOW. 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, March 11, 2008, at 10 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to hold a 
hearing entitled, ``Examining the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 
Budget for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
and the Implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 
2007''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. in order to 
hold a hearing on U.S. policy options on the Horn of Africa.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order hold a 
hearing on NATO enlargement and effectiveness.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet, during the session of the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The Broken Pipeline: Losing Opportunities in the Life 
Sciences'' on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The hearing will commence at 11 
a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate office building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorization to meet during the session 
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the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing on pending executive 
nominations on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  Grace C. Becker, of New York, to be Assistant Attorney General for 
the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in order to conduct an 
oversight hearing entitled ``VA and DoD Cooperation and Collaboration: 
Caring for the Families of Wounded Warriors.'' The Committee will meet 
in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 11, 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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