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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 15, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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