Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 18, 2010, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Drug Enforcement and the Rule of Law: Mexico and Colombia.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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