[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FUTURE OF NATO
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Coaliation Defense and 
Reinforcing Forces held joint hearings with the Committee on Foreign 
Relations' Subcommittee on European Affairs to examine the future of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), receiving testimony from 
Robert E. Hunter, U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Stephen A. Oxman, Assistant 
Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs; Frank G. Wisner, 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Lt. Gen. Daniel W. 
Christman, USA, United States Representative to the NATO Military 
Committee.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nominations of Ricki Rhodarmer Tigert, of Tennessee, to 
be Chairman and a Member, Anne L. Hall, of Ohio, to be a Member, and 
Andrew C. Hove Jr., of Nebraska, to be a Member, each of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. 
Tigert was introduced by Senator Sasser, Ms. Hall was introduced by 
Senator Glenn, and Mr. Hove was introduced by Senators Exon and Kerrey.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings 
on the nominations of Charles B. Curtis, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of Energy, and Robert Jay Uram, of California, to be Director 
of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department 
of the Interior, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine health care 
reform issues, focusing on the need for insurance market reform to 
assure a workable health care system, receiving testimony from 
Salvatore R. Curiale, New York State Superintendent of Insurance, New 
York; William S. Custer, Employee Benefit Research Institute, W. David 
Helms, Alpha Center, Willis D. Gradison, Jr., Health Insurance 
Association of America, and Mary Nell Lehnhard, Blue Cross and Blue 
Shield Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and William P. Link, The 
Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, New Jersey, on behalf 
of the Alliance for Managed Competition.
  Committee will meet again on Thursday, Feb- ruary 3.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Henry Franklin Graff, of New York, Kermit L. Hall, of 
Oklahoma, William L. Joyce, of New Jersey, Anna Kasten Nelson, of the 
District of Columbia, and John Raymond Tunheim, of Minnesota, each to 
be a Member of the Assassination Records Review Board, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Hall 
was introduced by Senator Boren, and Mr. Tunheim was introduced by 
Senator Wellstone.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 8.