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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 7, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Defending the Nation Since 9/11: Successful Reforms and Challenges Ahead at the Department of Homeland Security.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Sep 7, 2011

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