[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5819-5820]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                       committee on armed services

   Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 2 p.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the situation in Iraq, progress made by the 
Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, 
the future U.S. military presence in Iraq, and the situation in 
Afghanistan.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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 April 10, 2008, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Proposals 
to Mitigate Foreclosures and Restore Liquidity to the Mortgage 
Markets.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. DODD. 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, April 10, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. DODD. 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, April 10, 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. DODD. 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 Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 9 a.m., in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Hearing on the Nomination of David R. Hill to be Assistant 
Administrator (General Counsel) for the Environmental Protection 
Agency.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Identity Theft: Who's 
Got Your Number?''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. DODD. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Climate 
Change: A Challenge for Public Health'' on Thursday, April 10, 2008.
  The hearing will commence at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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 Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 10 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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 Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 2 
p.m., to consider the nominations of the Honorable Andrew M. Saul, the 
Honorable Alejandro M. Sanchez, the Honorable Gordon J. Whiting to be 
Members, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 10, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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