[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 685-686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session 
to receive a briefing on the situation in Iraq and Syria.

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           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 
2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The committee will hold a hearing entitled ``The Future of Unmanned 
Aviation in the U.S. Economy: Safety and Privacy Considerations.''


                          committee on finance

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2 p.m., to hold a business 
meeting.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled ``Implications of the Crisis in Ukraine.''


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Aging in Comfort: Assessing the Special Needs of America's Holocaust 
Survivors.'' The committee will meet in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building beginning at 2:15 pm.


     subcommittee on financial institutions and consumer protection

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2 p.m. in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Regulating Financial Holding 
Companies and Physical Commodities.''

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