[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 736]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday January 10, 2007 
at 9:30 a.m. in 328a, Senate Russell Office Building. The purpose of 
this committee hearing will be to discuss agriculture and rural 
America's role in enhancing national energy security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 2 p.m., in closed session to 
receive a briefing regarding U.S. military action in Somalia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Finance will 
meet on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Tax Incentives for Businesses 
in Response to a Minimum Wage Increase''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 
at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Balancing Privacy and Security: The Privacy Implications of 
Government Data Mining Programs'' on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 
9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Witness List: The Honorable Robert Barr, Chief Executive Officer, 
Liberty Strategies, LLC, Atlanta, GA; James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., 
Heritage Foundation, Assistant Director, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom 
Davis Institute for International Studies, Senior Research Fellow, 
Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, 
Washington, DC; Mr. Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, 
CATO Institute, Washington, DC; Ms. Leslie Harris, Executive Director, 
Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC; Mr. Kim A. 
Taipale, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in 
Science and Technology Policy, New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 10, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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