Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Hearing on the nomination of Surgeon General designate, Vivek Hallegere Murthy.'' For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Emily Schlichting of the committee staff on (202) 224-6480. COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS
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