[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4771]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 
2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 10 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Oversight on the Listing Decision for the Polar Bear Under 
Endangered Species Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 
at 11 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing 
the Threat to the Homeland.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department 
of Homeland Security'' on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, United States Department 
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SUBCOMMITTEE

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed 
Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Department of Defense contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 10 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program; and the 
proliferation security initiative at the Department of Defense and 
Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs at the National Nuclear Security 
Administration 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.

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