I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entititled ``Oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on commerce, science, and transportation
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