[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6145-6146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mrs. BOXER. 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 16, 2008, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
committee 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 banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mrs. BOXER. 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 16, 2008, at 2 p.m., to conduct a 
subcommittee hearing entitled ``Affordable Housing Opportunities: 
Reforming the Housing Voucher Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mrs. BOXER. 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 16, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a hearing entitled ``The Impact of the Credit 
Crunch on Small Business,'' on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, beginning at 
2:30 p.m., in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet today, Wednesday, April 16, 
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from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Challenges and Solutions for Protecting our Children 
from Violence and Exploitation in the 21st Century'' on Wednesday, 
April 16, 2008, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Personnel 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m., in open session to receive testimony from military beneficiary 
organizations regarding the quality of life of active, reserve, and 
retired military personnel and their family members 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 transportation and infrastructure

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday April 16, 2008 at 10 a.m. in Room 406 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled, ``Surface 
Transportation and the Global Economy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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