[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1185]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on February 26, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled ``Treaties.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on February 26, 2014, at 2:15 a.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled ``Prospects for Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 
Great Lakes Region.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. 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 February 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., 
in room S-216 of the Capitol Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 26, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Early 
Childhood Development and Education in Indian Country: Building a 
Foundation for Academic Success.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on February 26, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Offshore Tax Evasion: The Effort to Collect Unpaid 
Taxes on Billions in Hidden Offshore Accounts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate, on February 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``An 
Examination of Competition in the Wireless Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on February 26, 2014, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Social Security

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy of the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Retirement 
Savings for Low-Income Workers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 
2014, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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