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Washington Agenda - Senate

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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001

EVENT: SENATE in session.

AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.

DATE: October 17, 2001

CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds a business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 253 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5115

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee holds hearings to examine federal efforts to coordinate and prepare the United States for bioterrorism.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION:342 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4751

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE holds hearings on the nominations of Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, and Mark W. Olson, of Minesota, each to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 534 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-7391

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE hold hearings on:

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the nomination of William Baxter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority;

the nomination of Kimberly Terese Nelson, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of

the Environmental Protection Agency

the nomination of Steven A. Williams, of Kansas, to be Director of the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 406 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-6176

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY Immigration Subcommittee holds hearings to examine effective immigration controls to deter terrorism.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5225

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine monetary policy in the context of the current economic situation.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 311 Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4121

TIME: 11 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds a closed briefing on the recent international campaign against terrorism.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: S-407 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4651

TIME: 2:30 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE holds closed hearings on pending intelligence matters.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 219 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC

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CONTACT: 202-224-1700

TIME: 2:30 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings on:

the nomination of Brian E. Carlson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia

the nomination of Joseph M. DeThomas, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia

the nomination of Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland

the nomination of John Malcolm Ordway, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia

the nomination of John N. Palmer, of Mississippi, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Portugal; the nomination of Clifford M. Sobel, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the

Netherlands.

DATE: October 17, 2001

LOCATION: 450 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4651

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