Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate on March 12, 2014, at 9 a.m. in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``From Poverty to Opportunity: How a Fair Minimum Wage Will Help Working Families Succeed.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland security and governmental affairs
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