Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 20, 2011, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``U.S. Military Deployment to Central Africa.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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