Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 22, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Ensuring a Financially Responsible Recovery Part II.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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