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[Senate Hearing 114-570]
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                                                        S. Hrg. 114-570

                         ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

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                                HEARING

                               before the

                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
                     CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

                    ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

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                            JANUARY 29, 2015

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                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                             FIRST SESSION

                     ROY BLUNT, Missouri, Chairman

LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky            DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi            RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  TOM UDALL, New Mexico
RICHARD SHELBY, Alabama              MARK R. WARNER, Virginia
TED CRUZ, Texas                      PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas               ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
ROGER WICKER, Mississippi

                 Stacy McHatton McBride, Staff Director
                Kelly L. Fado, Democratic Staff Director
                
                
                
                
                
                
                            C O N T E N T S

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                         Opening Statement of:

Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman, a U.S. Senator from the State of 
  Missouri.......................................................     1

 
                         ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

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                       THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015

                      United States Senate,
              Committee on Rules and Administration
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 12:00 p.m., in 
Room 219, United States Capitol, Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of 
the Committee, presiding
    Present: Senators Blunt, Alexander, Cochran, Shelby, Moore 
Capito, Wicker, Schumer, Durbin, Warner, Klobuchar, King.
    Staff present: Stacy McBride, Staff Director; Shaun Parkin, 
Deputy Staff Director; Paul Vinovich, Chief Counsel; Jeff 
Johnson, Clerk; Matt McGowan, Professional Staff Member; 
Benjamin Grazda, Staff Assistant; Kelly Fado, Democratic Staff 
Director; Stacy Ettinger, Democratic Chief Counsel; Jay 
McCarthy, Director of Operations Oversight; Ben Hovland, 
Counsel; Abbie Sorrendino, Legislative Assistant; Phillip 
Rumsey, Legislative Assistant; Leigh Schisler, Staff Assistant.

  OPENING STATEMENT OF HONORABLE ROY BLUNT, CHAIRMAN, A U.S. 
               SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI

    Chairman Blunt. We have the necessary Members present. The 
Committee will come to order. We need to do two things today--
Senator Schumer and I are recommending the adoption of the 
Committee Rules of Procedure and an original resolution which 
will authorize funding for the Committee during the 114th 
Congress. Senator Schumer and I are recommending no changes to 
the Committee Rules from the previous Congress, and the 
Committee's funding authorization is comparable to the 
allocation for fiscal year 2014. I would like to recognize 
Senator Schumer for any remarks he might like to make.
    Senator Schumer. I would like to thank the Chairman and 
compliment him on his outstanding and speedy start.
    Chairman Blunt. I move we adopt the Committee Rules of 
Procedure for the 114th Congress. Is there a second?
    Senator Cochran. Second.
    Chairman Blunt. All those in favor, say aye.
    [Chorus of ayes.]
    Chairman Blunt. All those opposed, say no.
    Chairman Blunt. The ayes have it. The Committee Rules are 
adopted.
    Now on the budget. I move that we adopt the authorizing 
resolution for the Rules Committee budget. Senator Schumer, is 
there a second?
    Senator Schumer. Second.
    Chairman Blunt. All those in favor, say aye.
    [Chorus of ayes]
    Chairman Blunt. All those opposed, say no.
    Chairman Blunt. The ayes have it. The resolution is 
reported.
    Chairman Schumer. Any other things that need to come before 
the Committee? The Committee is adjourned, thank you all.
    [Whereupon, at 12:11 p.m., the Committee was adjourned.]
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