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On the recordOctober 24, 2017
I have 6 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate: committee on banking, housing and urban affairs The Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the United States Mint, Department of the Treasury, and Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, and Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, both to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. committee on finance The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 to consider nominations. committee on finance The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 to consider nominations of: Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.…
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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