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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Yellowstone River Oil Spill Oversight.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on oceans, atmosphere, fisheries, and coast guard.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jul 20, 2011

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