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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Looming Student Debt Crisis: Providing Fairness for Struggling Students.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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