[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on January 22, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to receive 
a classified operations/intelligence briefing regarding ongoing 
military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other areas of 
interest.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, January 22, 2004, at 10 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations,'' in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Raymond W. Gruender to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit.
  Panel III: Ricardo S. Martinez to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Washington, Gene E.K. Pratter to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Neil 
Vincent Wake to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 22, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
Intelligence Matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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