[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8497-S8499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 8, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ALEXANDER. 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 8, 2015, at 3 p.m., 
in room SR-

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253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Data or Dogma? Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate over the 
Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth's Climate.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. ALEXANDER. 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 December 8, 2015, 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. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on December 8, 2015, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on December 8, 2015, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Millennium Challenge Corporation: Lessons Learned after a 
Decade and Outlook for the Future.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ALEXANDER. 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 December 8, 2015, at 10 a.m., 
in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Opioid Abuse in America: Facing the Epidemic and 
Examining Solutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 8, 2015, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights

  Mr. ALEXANDER. 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 December 8, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Competition Remains on Tap: The AB InBev/SABMiller merger 
and the State of Competition in the Beer Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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