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On the recordMay 7, 2013
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 7, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Border Security: Examining Provisions in the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744).'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Select Committee on Intelligence
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Al Franken
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