With the circus surrounding the nomination of Roland Burris, it’s easy to forget that the U.S. Senate actually has work to do. Here is a schedule with dates of when the senate is set to hear from Barack Obama cabinet nominees.

Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Chairman - Senator Edward Kennedy - Massachusetts

Jan. 8 - Tom Daschle,  Secretary of Health and Human Services

Jan. 9 - Hilda Solis,Secretary of  Labor

Jan. 13 -  Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education

Senate Budget Committee

Chairman, Kent Conrad - North Dakota

Jan. 13 - Peter Orszag, White House Budget Director

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Chairman - Senator Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico

Jan. 13 - Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy

Jan. 15 - Senator Ken Salazar, Secretary of Interior

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Jan. 14 - General Eric Shinseki, Department of Veterans Affairs

Foreign Relations Committee

Chairman - John Kerry, Massachusetts

Jan. 14 - Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State (tentative)

Senate Judiciary Committee

Chairman, Patrick Leahy - Vermont

Jan. 15 - Eric Holder, Attorney General

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chairman, Joseph Lieberman - Connecticut

Jan. 15 - Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security (tentative)

Finance Committee

Chairman, Max Baucus - Montana

TBA - Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Treasury

Timeline created from International Herald Tribune and Newsday