[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2028-S2029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 12, 2008, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of HUD and Its Fiscal Year 2009 Budget.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a 
hearing.
  At this hearing, the subcommittee will examine whether the Gross 
Domestic Product, GDP, constitutes an accurate reflection of economic 
growth and social well-being, which factors are included in and 
excluded from the calculation of the GDP, and how national policy and 
decisionmaking are impacted by emphasis placed on the GDP.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, March 12, 
2008, at 2:15 p.m., in room SD 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony regarding 
Hardrock Mining: Issues Relating to Abandoned Mine Lands and Uranium 
Mining.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``Alternatives to the Current Federal 
Estate Tax System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. CONRAD. 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, March 12, 2008, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony 
on ``In Person Voter Fraud: Myth and Trigger for Disenfranchisement?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             readiness and management support subcommittee

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 Wednesday, 
March 12, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to receive a briefing 
on the current readiness of the Armed Forces.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             readiness and management support subcommittee

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 Wednesday, 
March 12, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
military installation, environmental, and base closure programs 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.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 12, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 
from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting 
a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on crime and drugs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Generation Rx: The Abuse of Prescription and Over-
the-Counter Drugs'' on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 2 p.m., in room 
SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  Len Paulozzi, M.D., Medical Epidemiologist, National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Atlanta, GA; 
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. 
Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC; Steve Pasierb, 
President and CEO, The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, New York, 
NY; Derek Clark, Director, Clinton Substance Abuse Council, Clinton, 
IA; and Misty Fetko, RN, Parent of Carl Hennon, New Albany, OH.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcomittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. in open session to receive 
testimony on technologies to combat weapons of mass destruction.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
              Federal Services, and International Security

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Agencies in Peril: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Federal 
IT and Secure Sensitive Information?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
12, 2008, at 2 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on strategic 
lift programs 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.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
12, 2008, at 10 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on strategic 
forces programs 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.

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