[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 22 (Thursday, March 3, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--LABOR/HHS/EDUCATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, 
receiving testimony from Louis W. Sullivan, former Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; and numerous public witnesses.
  Subcommittee will meet again tomorrow.
APPROPRIATIONS--SUPREME COURT/JUDICIARY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Anthony M. Kennedy and David Hackett Souter, each an 
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; Richard S. 
Arnold, Chief Judge, and John M. Walker, Jr., Circuit Judge, both of 
the United States Courts of Appeals; and L. Ralph Mecham, Director, 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, March 15.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee continued hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department 
of Defense, and the future years defense program, focusing on military 
strategy and operational requirements of the unified commands, 
receiving testimony from Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMC, Commander in Chief, 
United States Central Command; Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA, Commander 
in Chief, United States European Command; and Adm. Paul D. Miller, USN, 
Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Command.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, March 8.
BANK REGULATORY CONSOLIDATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee continued 
hearings on proposed legislation to consolidate certain Federal 
agencies which regulate and supervise depository institutions insured 
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, receiving testimony from 
Howard L. McMillan, Jr., Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Jackson, 
Mississippi, on behalf of the American Bankers Association; Richard L. 
Thomas, First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of the 
Banker's Roundtable; James E. Gilleran, California Superintendent of 
Banks, San Francisco, on behalf of the Conference of State Bank 
Supervision; John Shivers, Southwest Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf 
of the Independent Bankers Association of America; and Alfred Pollard, 
Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Savings and Community Bankers of 
America.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
1995 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee resumed hearings in preparation for 
reporting the first concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1995 
budget for the Federal Government, focusing on defense contractor 
abuses, receiving testimony from Charles W. Thompson, Assistant 
Director, National Security and International Affairs, General 
Accounting Office; and Michael J. Thibault, Assistant Director, Policy 
and Plans, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, National Parks and Forests concluded hearings on S. 218, to 
convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, S. 859, to reduce the 
restrictions on certain land conveyances, S. 1233, to resolve the 
status of certain lands in Arizona that are subject to a claim as a 
grant of public lands for railroad purposes, S. 1586, to establish the 
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, 
and H.R. 1183, to validate conveyances of certain lands in the State of 
California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the United 
States to the Central Pacific Railway Company, after receiving 
testimony from Representative Doolittle; Robert Anderson, Acting 
Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of Land 
Management, and Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service, both of 
the Department of the Interior; and Bill McCleese, Acting Associate 
Deputy Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed hearings to examine health care 
reform issues, focusing on health care benefits packages, receiving 
testimony from Judith Feder, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation; Roger C. 
Herdman, Director, Office of Technology Assessment; Susan Gleeson, Blue 
Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, Illinois; Rhoda H. 
Karpatkin, Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., Yonkers, New 
York; Frank B. McArdle, Hewitt Associates, Washington, D.C.; Paige R. 
Sipes-Metzler, Oregon Department of Human Resources, Portland; and 
William H. Straub, Jackson Hole Group, Westport, Connecticut.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs held hearings to examine United States policy toward North 
Korea, receiving testimony from Lynn E. Davis, Under Secretary of State 
for International Security Affairs.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic 
Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment held hearings to examine global 
economic and environmental policy, receiving testimony from Senators 
Boren and Lieberman; Joan E. Spero, Under Secretary of State for 
Economic and Agricultural Affairs; Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary 
of the Treasury for International Affairs; Margee Ensign, Institute for 
International Research, Arlington, Virginia; Phillip Fishman, AFL-CIO, 
John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, Inc., Bruce 
Rich, Environmental Defense Fund, and David Reed, WWF International, 
all of Washington, D.C.; Richard O'Leary, United States Chamber of 
Commerce, Naples, Florida; and Thomas C. Dawson, Merrill Lynch, New 
York, New York.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Franklin D. Burgess, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Washington, Ancer L. Haggerty, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Michael J. Davis, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, Cameron 
M. Currie, to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Carolina, and Daniel T.K. Hurley, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Burgess was introduced by 
Senator Murray, Mr. Haggerty was introduced by Senator Hatfield and 
Representative Wyden, Mr. Davis was introduced by Senator Wellstone, 
Ms. Currie was introduced by Senators Thurmond and Hollings, and Mr. 
Hurley was introduced by Senator Graham and Representative Johnston.
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine emerging and current state-of-the-art technology which may have 
an impact on the future operations of the Senate, receiving testimony 
from Martha S. Pope, Sergeant at Arms, Michael E. Bartell, Director, 
Computer Center, and Jim Grahne, Director, Recording Studio, all of the 
United States Senate; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, 
Cheryl Graunke, Specialist in Automated Information Resources, 
Congressional Research Service, John Jackson, National Library Service 
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and Nat Gadson, Don Hiller, 
and Fred Pickering, all Members of the Technology Assessment Staff, all 
of the Library of Congress; Chris Mortenson, Gallaudet University, 
Washington, D.C.; Tom Graviss, Star Network, Lexington, Kentucky; 
Robert Pratt, Monticello High School, Monticello, Kentucky; Brooks 
Wells, Bath County High School, Owingsville, Kentucky; and Ben Wilson, 
Carroll County High School, Carrollton, Kentucky.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1995 for the Indian 
Health Service, after receiving testimony from Phillip Lee, Assistant 
Secretary for Health, and Michel E. Lincoln, Acting Director, Indian 
Health Service, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
SECURITY SYSTEMS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held hearings to examine 
certain recommendations relating to the current security system 
policies and procedures of the defense and intelligence community, 
receiving testimony from Jeffrey Smith, Chairman, Joint Security 
Commission.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.