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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D1075 on Oct. 18.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE DOCTRINE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine the Office of Legal Counsel's role is shaping executive privilege doctrine, after receiving testimony from Christopher Schroeder, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice.
