Patty Murray

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider the nomination of Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, to conduct a markup of S. 1254, the Mark-to-Market Reauthorization Act of 2001, and of the nominations of Ms. Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development; Ms. Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; Ms. Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of the Mint; Mr. Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement; and Mr. Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and Indian Housing.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., on trade issues.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., on the nominations of John A. Hammerschmidt to be member of the NTSB; Jeffrey Runge to be Administrator of the NHTSA; Nancy Victory to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information; and Otto Wolff to be Assistant Secretary of Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Commerce.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, for purposes of conducting a full committee business meeting which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to begin consideration of energy policy legislation and other pending calendar business.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, August 1, at 9 a.m., to conduct a hearing to assess the impact of air emissions from the transportation sector on public health and the environment in SD-406.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, August 1, immediately following the first vote to consider the following nominations: David A. Sampson to be Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce; George Tracy Mehan III, to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Judith Elizabeth Ayers to be an Assistant Administrator for the Office of International Activities, Environmental Protection Agency; Robert E. Fabricant to be General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency; Jeffrey Holmstead to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; and Donald Schregardus to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, the committee will consider the courthouse naming for S. 584 to designate the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse.''

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, to hear testimony on ``Cybershopping and Sales Tax: Finding the Right Mix''.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a business meeting. The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items: S. . An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for United States international broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes. S. 367. A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. S. Res. 126. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding observance of the Olympic Truce. S. Con. Res. 58. A concurrent resolution expressing support for the tenth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 10 a.m.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate for a hearing entitled ``The Business of Environmental Technology'' on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, beginning at 9 a.m., in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on intelligence matters.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 226. Tentative witness list on ``S. 1233, the Product Package Protection Act: Keeping Offensive Material Out of our Cereal Boxes'': Panel I: Department of Justice, TBA, Washington, DC. Panel II: Leslie Sarasin, President, American Frozen Food Institute, McClean, VA; Paul Petruccelli, Chief Counsel, Kraft North American, Inc., Northfield, IL; and David Burris, Victim of product package tampering, Baker City, OR.

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. Yes, that is correct.

Mrs. MURRAY. I am aware of the Twin cities Transitways Project and I am pleased that this bill includes $50 million to support the Hiawatha Corridor. While the subcommittee was unable to provide funding for the Northstar Corridor initiative, we will give that project consideration when we go to the conference committee with the House on the FY 2002 Department of Transportation Appropriations bill.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senators from Michigan, and I will be happy to work with her in conference on this important Michigan ITCS project.

Mrs. MURRAY. I would say to the Senator from Colorado that I am certainly aware of the issues surrounding the Ports to Plains corridor and I understand his concerns.

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. I am happy to yield.

Mrs. MURRAY. And then I will be recognized at that time.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask that Senator Shelby have 5 minutes.

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I amend my unanimous consent request to state that following the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from West Virginia, Senator Shelby would like----

Mrs. MURRAY. Absolutely. That the Senator from Arizona have 7 minutes, and that following that, the Senator from West Virginia be recognized, and following that I would like to finish my remarks.

Mrs. MURRAY. As much time as he may consume.

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that we do this: That the Senator from Arizona have 5 minutes to speak, and that following the Senator from Arizona, the Senator from West Virginia have----

Mrs. MURRAY. I would be delighted to yield to the Senator.