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On the recordJune 18, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 18, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``High Prices, Low Transparency: The Bitter Pill of Health Care Costs.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 18, 2013

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