[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. 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 12, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open and 
closed session to receive testimony on Air Force nuclear security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. 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, in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled: ``Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues For the Future.''
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room SR-301 of the Russell Senate Office Building.

      Witness list

   James Randal Hall to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Georgia, Richard H. Honaker to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Gustavus Adolphus Puryear, 
IV to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Tennessee, and Brian Stacy Miller to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on February 12, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in order to 
hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on crime and drugs

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws: Reforming 
the 100-to-1 Crack/Powder Disparity'' on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 
2:30 p.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 226.

      Witness list

   John Richter, United States Attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, 
U.S. Department of Justice; The Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chair, 
U.S. Sentencing Commission, Washington, DC; The Honorable Reggie B. 
Walton, United States District Judge, Member, Criminal Law Committee, 
Federal Judicial Conference, Washington, DC; Nora Volkow, M.D., 
Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health & 
Human Services, Washington, DC; and James Felman, Co-Chair, Sentencing 
Committee, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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