[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2891-2892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open 
session, with a possibility of a closed session, to receive testimony 
on the Department of the Navy in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2009 and the Future Years Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on February 28, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Semiannual Monetary Policy Report 
To Congress.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 
at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order 
to conduct a hearing. The purpose of this hearing is to review the 
President's proposed Department of Transportation budget for the 2009 
fiscal year.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Thursday, 
February 28, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony 
regarding the impact of increased minimum wages on the economies of 
American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing entitled 
``The Real Estate Market: Building a Strong Economy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in order to 
hold a hearing on U.S. policy options in post-election Pakistan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SCHUMER. 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 an executive business meeting on 
Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Agenda

  I. Bills: S. 2304, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007, (Domenici, 
Kennedy, Specter, Leahy); S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007, 
(Kohl, Leahy, Graham); S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007, 
(Grassley, Schumer, Leahy, Specter, Graham, Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin); 
S. 2136, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007, 
(Durbin, Schumer, Whitehouse, Biden, Feinstein); and S. 2133, Home 
Owners ``Mortgage and Equity Savings Act'', (Specter, Coleman).
  II. Nominations: Kevin J. O'Connor to be Associate Attorney General, 
Department of Justice; Gregory G. Katsas to be Assistant Attorney 
General, Civil Division, Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to meet, during the session of the 
Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``War at any cost? The 
total economic costs of the war beyond the Federal budget'' on 
Thursday, February 28, 2008. The hearing will commence at 9:30 a.m. in 
room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 28, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air 
and Nuclear Safety, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight: Security of Our Nation's 
Nuclear Plants.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Weaknesses in the Visa 
Waiver Program: Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect 
America?'' on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-226 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  Paul Rosenzweig, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; Tony Edson, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 
Washington, DC; Jess Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, 
Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC; Susan Ginsburg, 
Director of Programs on Mobility and Security, Migration Policy 
Institute, Washington, DC; and Jessica Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst, 
Center for Immigration Studies, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate in 
order to conduct a hearing on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 2 p.m., 
in room SD-366

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of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. At this hearing, the Committee 
will hear testimony regarding the following legislation:
  S. 177/H.R. 2085, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee 
Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes;
  S. 1473/H.R. 1855, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of 
supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project;
  S. 1474/H.R. 1139, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
plan, design and construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, 
municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater 
Basin, Santa Ana River, California, and for other purposes;
  S. 1929, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of 
water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed;
  S. 2370, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico 
associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes;
  H.R. 2381, to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a 
scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in 
the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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