Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia and the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 7, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a joint hearing entitled ``From Earthquakes to Terrorist Attacks: Is the National Capital Region Prepared for the Next Disaster?'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
On the recordDecember 7, 2011
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