I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 16, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the European Debt Crisis and Its Implications.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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