[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of 
Defense, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy; Adm. Frank B. 
Kelso II, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr., 
USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, March 15.
APPROPRIATIONS--FHA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation (and 
Related Agencies) held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995 for the Federal Highway Administration, receiving testimony 
from Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, March 17.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, Edwin Dorn, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, Stephen C. Joseph, of Minnesota, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Helen Thomas McCoy, 
of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial 
Management, Robert M. Walker, of West Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics, and Environment, 
Deborah P. Christie, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Financial Management, Robert B. Pirie Jr., of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, 
Rodney A. Coleman, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations, Environment, and 
Robert F. Hale, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Financial Management and Comptroller.
  Prior to this action, the committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Mr. Deutch (listed above), after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Kennedy, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed hearings to examine health care 
reform issues, focusing on health care cost containment, receiving 
testimony from Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Columbia University, New York, 
New York, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; John C. 
Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, Texas; and Robert 
J. Shapiro, Progressive Policy Institute, and Stephen Zuckerman, Urban 
Institute, both of Washington, D.C.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, March 15.
1972 ABM TREATY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held open and closed hearings 
on the Administration's proposal to seek modification of the 1972 Anti-
Ballistic Missile Treaty (Exec. L, 92d Congress, 2d Session), receiving 
testimony from John D. Holum, Director, United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency; and Lt. Gen. Malcolm R. O'Neill, USA, Director, 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Department of Defense.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held joint hearings with 
the Committee on Armed Services on S. 1587, to revise and streamline 
the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, receiving testimony 
from Robert P. Murphy, Acting General Counsel, David Cooper, Director, 
Acquisition Policy, Technology and Competitiveness, and William Woods, 
Assistant General Counsel, National Security and International Affairs 
Division, all of the General Accounting Office; Derek J. Vander Schaaf, 
Deputy Inspector General, Department of Defense; Donald J. Kinlin, 
American Bar Association, Dayton, Ohio; and Erik R. Pages, Business 
Executives for National Security, Washington, D.C.
  Hearings continue on Wednesday, March 16.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Deval L. Patrick, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senators Kennedy, Kerry, and Simon and Representative 
Coppersmith, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee held hearings on S. 
1580 and H.R. 1036, bills to provide that the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 does not preempt certain State prevailing 
wage laws, receiving testimony from Senator Specter; Joe Dart, 
Massachusetts Building Trades Council, AFL-CIO, Boston; Frank Lalley, 
North Penn Electric, Inc., North Wales, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the 
National Electrical Contractors Association; Howard E. Benjamin, 
Riteway Electric Company, Inc., Bellingham, Washington; John F. Hudacs, 
New York State Department of Labor, Albany, on behalf of the National 
Association of Governmental Labor Officials; Jim Ray, Building and 
Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.; Mark R. 
Thierman, Thierman Law Partnership, San Francisco, California, on 
behalf of the Associated Builders and Contractors; and Leo Garcia, 
Associated General Contractors, San Diego, California.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SYSTEM
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Subcommittee on Employment and 
Productivity held hearings to examine proposals to create a national 
employment system by consolidating various current Federal job training 
programs, receiving testimony from Robert B. Reich, Secretary, and 
Lawrence F. Katz, Chief Economist, both of the Department of Labor; 
Linda G. Morra, Director, Education and Employment Issue Area, Human 
Resources Division, General Accounting Office; Mayor Patrick McManus, 
Lynn, Massachusetts, on behalf of the United States Conference of 
Mayors; William Christopher, Indiana Department of Workforce 
Development, Indianapolis, on behalf of the National Governors' 
Association; James J. Heckman, University of Chicago, Chicago, 
Illinois; and Richard P. Nathan, National Research Council, Albany, New 
York.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee resumed hearings on S. 
1824, to improve the operations of the legislative branch of the 
Federal Government, focusing on Title I, relating to the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, receiving testimony from Senators Wallop, Reid, and 
Bennett.
  Hearings continue on Thursday, March 17.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Small Business: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
the impact of health care reform on the small business sector, after 
receiving testimony from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor; and 
Erskine B. Bowles, Administrator, Small Business Administration.
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1995 for veterans 
programs, after receiving testimony from Jesse Brown, Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs; Preston M. Taylor, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Veterans' Employment and Training; Michael F. Brinck, AMVETS, 
Lanham, Maryland; and John Hanson, American Legion, Joseph A. Violante, 
Disabled American Veterans, Russell W. Mank, Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, and James N. Magill, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
States, all of Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
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Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3994-4010; 2 private bills, H.R. 
4011-4012; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 333-335, and H. Res. 385-386 were 
introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
[D10MR4-78]{D233}H.R. 2815,
  H.R. 2815, to designate a portion of the Farmington River in Connecticut 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, amendment (H. 
Rept. 103-430);
[D10MR4-79]{D233}S. 375, to
  S. 375, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment 
of the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, amendment (H. Rept. 103-431); and
[D10MR4-80]{D234}S. 341, to
  S. 341, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
Agriculture and Eagle and Pitkin Counties in Colorado (H. Rept. 103-432, 
Part 1).

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Meeting Hour: Agreed to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11.

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Budget: House completed all general debate and began consideration of 
amendments on H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for the fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 
and 1999; but came to no resolution thereon. Further consideration of 
amendments will resume on Friday, March 11.

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Rejected:
[D10MR4-81]{D234}The Frank
  The Frank of Massachusetts amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to reduce the Defense budget authority by $2.4 billion (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 105 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 51); and

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[D10MR4-82]{D234}The Solomo
  The Solomon amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, that 
sought to reduce the President's proposed budget reduction by an additional 
$600 billion (rejected by a recorded vote of 73 ayes to 342 noes, Roll No. 
52).

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[D10MR4-83]{D234}H. Res. 38
  H. Res. 384, the rule under which the concurrent resolution is being 
considered, was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 171 
nays, Roll No. 50.

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Referral: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate House 
committee.

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1159.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1169-70, 
H1229-30, and H1241. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
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