[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D150-D151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
TAX POLICY REFORMS FOR AGRICULTURE
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee held 
hearings to examine what tax policy reforms will help strengthen 
American agriculture and agribusiness, receiving testimony from 
Senators Burns, Pressler, Kohl, and Dorgan; Keith Collins, Acting Chief 
Economist, Department of Agriculture; Andy Biebl, Biebl, Ranweiler, and 
Company Charter, New Ulm, Minnesota; Alan Reynolds, Hudson Institute, 
Washington, D.C.; William Sprague, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Sturgis, on 
behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Phyllis Gardner, Max, 
Nebraska, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Association; Pierce 
Miller, San Angelo, Texas, on behalf of the American Sheep Industry 
Association; Roger Hadley, Indiana Soybean Association, Woodburn, on 
behalf of the American Soybean Association; and John Dean, Glenwood 
State Bank, Glenwood, Iowa, on behalf of the Independent Bankers 
Association of America.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, February 14. [[Page D151]] 
NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee held hearings to examine United 
States national security strategy issues, receiving testimony from Hans 
Dinnendijk, Director, Institute for National Security Studies, National 
Defense University, Department of Defense; Dov Zakheim, SPC 
International, Arlington, Virginia; and Paul Wolfowitz, Johns Hopkins 
University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, 
Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC PLAN
Committee on the Budget: Committee held hearings to examine the current 
national economic situation and the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 1996, receiving testimony from Robert E. Rubin, 
Secretary of the Treasury; and Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair, Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee made the following 
subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Senators Warner 
(Chairman), Smith, Kempthorne, Bond, Faircloth, Baucus, Moynihan, Reid, 
and Graham.
  Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment:  
Senators Smith (Chairman), Warner, Inhofe, McConnell, Lautenberg, 
Moynihan, and Boxer.
  Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear 
Safety:  Senators Faircloth (Chairman), Inhofe, Thomas, McConnell, 
Graham, Lieberman, and Boxer.
  Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife: Senators 
Kempthorne (Chairman), Faircloth, Thomas, Bond, Warner, Reid, 
Lautenberg, Lieberman, and Boxer.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee announced the following 
subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on European Affairs: Senators Lugar (Chair), Kassebaum, 
Brown, Snowe, Thompson, Biden, Pell, Sarbanes, and Feingold.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs: Senators Kassebaum (Chair), Snowe, 
Ashcroft, Feingold, and Feinstein.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs: Senators Brown 
(Chair), Snowe, Thompson, Thomas, Grams, Feinstein, Sarbanes, Kerry, 
and Robb.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs: Senators 
Coverdell (Chair), Helms, Lugar, Thompson, Dodd, Pell, and Robb.
  Subcommittee on International Operations: Senators Snowe (Chair), 
Helms, Brown, Coverdell, Ashcroft, Kerry, Pell, Biden, and Feingold.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion: Senators Thompson (Chair), Thomas, Grams, Ashcroft, 
Sarbanes, Pell, and Biden.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Senators Thomas 
(Chair), Lugar, Kassebaum, Coverdell, Grams, Robb, Biden, Kerry, and 
Feinstein.
REGULATORY REFORM
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held hearings on proposed 
legislation to reform the regulatory process, to make Government more 
efficient and effective, receiving testimony from Senators Dole, 
Nickles, Hutchison, Shelby, and Bond.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.