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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Building American Transportation Infrastructure through Innovative Funding.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Foreign Relations
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jul 20, 2011

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