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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11: Preventing Terrorist Travel.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 13, 2011

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