[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 2, 2010, at 9 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 2, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Prohibiting Certain High-Risk Investment Activities 
by Banks and Bank Holding Companies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 February 2, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 February 2, 2010.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
February 2, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 2, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 2, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 2, 2010, at 3:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. HARKIN. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Hearing on 
the Nomination of Harold Craig Becker to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board'' on February 2, 2010. The hearing will commence 
at 4 p.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Committee on Rules and Administration

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 2, 2010, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Corporate America vs. The Voter: Examining the Supreme 
Court's Decision to Allow Unlimited Corporate Spending in Elections.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet, during the session of 
the Senate on February 2, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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