[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5448-S5449]
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. DODD. 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 May 13, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Manufacturing and the Credit Crisis.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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 May 13, 2009 at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. DODD. 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 business meeting on Wednesday, May 
13, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate office 
building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 9 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  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 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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, May 13, 2009, at 10 a.m. 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship 
Program: Preserving School Choice for All.''

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


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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, May 13, 2009, at 2:30 
p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. DODD. 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, May 13, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``Small Business Financing: Progress Report 
on Recovery Act Implementation and Alternative Sources of Financing.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND THE COURTS

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office 
of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration'' on Wednesday, May 13, 
2009, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on aviation operations, safety, and security

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 
2:15 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION, AND EXPORT PROMOTION

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 10 
a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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