I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 15, 2012, at 2 p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``America's Invisible Epidemic: Preventing Elder Financial Abuse.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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