[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5508-5509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session 
to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and progress made by the 
Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. SANDERS. 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 9, 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. SANDERS. 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 9, 2008, at 10 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Legislative Hearing on S. 1870, the Clean Water Restoration 
Act of 2007.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SANDERS. 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 9, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on sexual assault in combat environments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SANDERS. 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 9, 2008, at 3:15 p.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, to conduct an oversight hearing on 
Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers. The 
committee will meet in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building, 
at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 
9, 2008, at 2 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Air Force 
and Navy aviation programs 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.


                      subcommittee on health care

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Health Care be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Covering Uninsured Children: The Impact of the 
August 17 CHIP Directive.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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