[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                          committee on finance

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 10 a.m., to consider a 
substitute to H.R. 4, to reauthorize and improve the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve 
access to quality child care and for other purposes; and S. 622, the 
Family Opportunity Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on terrorism, technology, and homeland security

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Terrorism: Two 
Years After 9/11, Connecting the Dots,'' on Wednesday, September 10, 
2003, at 10 a.m., in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Mr. Simon Henderson, Founder Saudi Strategies, London, UK; 
Mr. Matthew Epstein, Attorney, Terrorism Analyst and Assistant Director 
of Research for the Investigative Project, Washington, DC; Mr. Nihad 
Awad, Director, Council on American Islamic Relations; or Mr. Omar 
Ahmed, Chairman of the Board, Council on American Islamic Relations, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                 Workforce and the District of Columbia

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at 9 a.m. for a 
hearing entitled, ``The 2003 Blackouts: The Federal Response.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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