[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 5985-5986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 15, 2008, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Impact on 
the Cost and Availability of Student Loans.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 
``Ending Abuses and Improving Working Conditions for Tomato Workers'' 
on Tuesday, April 15, 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.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to

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hear testimony on ``Tax: Fundamentals in Advance of Reform''.
  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 Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on law of war treaties.
  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 Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 
10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Nuclear Terrorism: Confronting 
the Challenges of the Day After.''
  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 Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 
3:15 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Census in Peril: Getting the 
2010 Decennial Back on Track, Part II.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 15, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, April 15, 
2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on transportation safety, infrastructure security, and 
                             water quality

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
15, 2008 at 3 p.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to 
hold a hearing entitled, ``Pharmaceuticals in the Nation's Water: 
Assessing Potential Risks and Actions to Address the Issue.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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