[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7988-7989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            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 May 7, 2008, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Turmoil in the Credit Markets: Examining the Regulation of 
Investment Banks by the Securities and Exchange Commission.''
   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 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 9:30 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 Wednesday, May 7, 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 Energy and Natural REsources

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate to conduct a business meeting on Wednesday, May 
7, 2008, at 9:45 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  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 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  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 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on 
international treaties.
  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 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 10 a.m. 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Fuel Subsidies: Is There an Impact on 
Food Supply and Prices?''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DODD. 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 ``Judicial Nominations'' on 
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. DODD. 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, May 7, 2008 to conduct a hearing. The Committee 
will meet in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 9:30 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of

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the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Concentration in 
Agriculture and an Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions'' on 
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING, OVERSIGHT, 
                    AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROTECTION

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Public Sector 
Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children's Health 
Protection be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building to hold a hearing entitled, ``Oversight Hearing on Science and 
Environmental Regulatory Decisions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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