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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Protecting Those Who Protect Us: The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.'' 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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