[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3] [Senate] [Pages 3814-3815] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Committee on Armed Services Ms. STABELOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on the United States Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea 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. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ms. STABENOW. 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 March 11, 2008, at 10 a.m., in order to conduct a hearing entitled the ``Condition of Our Nation's Infrastructure and Proposals For Needed Improvements.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on commerce, Science, and transportation Ms. STABENOW. 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 Tuesday March 11, 2008, at 10 a.m., room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing. At this hearing, the subcommittee will explore the importance of basic research to U.S. competitiveness. The [[Page 3815]] hearing will examine research and development budgets at agencies in the Committee's jurisdiction, particularly the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science Foundation, as well as interagency science programs addressing climate change, nanotechnology, and information technology. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on commerce, Science, and transportation Ms. STABENOW. 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 Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing. At this hearing, the Committee will conduct an oversight hearing on the Department of Transportation's current Cross-Border Truck Pilot Program. This pilot program, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, provides temporary operating authority to a limited number of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico and the United States for cross-border commercial operation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on environment and public works Ms. STABENOW. 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 Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to hold a hearing entitled, ``Examining the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign relations Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. in order to hold a hearing on U.S. policy options on the Horn of Africa. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign relations Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order hold a hearing on NATO enlargement and effectiveness. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on health, education, labor, and pensions Ms. STABENOW. 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, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Broken Pipeline: Losing Opportunities in the Life Sciences'' on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The hearing will commence at 11 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate office building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorization to meet during the session of the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing on pending executive nominations on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Witness list Grace C. Becker, of New York, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on veterans' affairs Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in order to conduct an oversight hearing entitled ``VA and DoD Cooperation and Collaboration: Caring for the Families of Wounded Warriors.'' The Committee will meet in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select committee on intelligence Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 11, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed hearing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________