[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4692-4693]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, February 27, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed 
sessions to receive testimony on current and future worldwide threats 
to the national security of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the sessions of the Senate on Tuesday, February 
27, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of the hearing is to evaluate the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``America's Energy Future: Bold Ideas, 
Practical Solutions''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 Tuesday, February 
27, 2007 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to conduct a hearing on 
``Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: The John R. Justice 
Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007'' on Tuesday, February 
27, 2007 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List:

  Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Chairman of the

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Board, National District Attorneys Association, Rockford, Illinois; 
Michael P. Judge, Chief Public Defender, Los Angeles County, Founding 
Member, American Council of Chief Defenders, Los Angeles, California; 
Jessica A. Bergeman, Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's 
Attorneys Office, Chicago, Illinois; George B. Shepherd, Associate 
Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the Canon 
Caucus Room, to hear the legislative presentation of the Disabled 
American Veterans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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