[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8418-S8419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 December 7, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Turning the 
Investigation on the Science of Forensics.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 7, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Drug Shortages: 
Why They Happen and What They Mean.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 December 7, 2011, at 9:30 
a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to 
Military Communities Inside the United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 7, 2011, at 10 a.m., in

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room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Promoting 
Job Creation and Economic Development in American Communities.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on December 7, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Enhanced Supervision: A New Regime for 
Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia and the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on 
            Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 and the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery 
and Intergovernmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on December 7, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a joint 
hearing entitled ``From Earthquakes to Terrorist Attacks: Is the 
National Capital Region Prepared for the Next Disaster?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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