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On the recordSeptember 8, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 8, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection subcommittee hearing entitled, ``Afghanistan: Right Sizing the Development Footprint.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Sep 8, 2011

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