[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D204-D205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations resumed 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on political and economic reform in the 
New Independent States of the former Soviet Union, receiving testimony 
from Zbigniew Brzezinski, Center for Strategic and International 
Studies, Washington, D.C.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday, February 22.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee resumed hearings in open and 
closed sessions on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 
year 1996 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
program, focusing on the military strategies and operational 
requirements of the unified commands, receiving testimony from Adm. 
Richard C. Macke, USN, Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific 
Command; Gen. Gary E. Luck, USA, Commander, United States Forces, 
Korea; and Gen. Barry H. McCaffrey, USA, Commander-in-Chief, United 
States Southern Command.
  Hearings continue on Thursday, February 23.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 2,336 
nominations in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
AGRICULTURE BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee held hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Agriculture, focusing on farm income support programs and 
export subsidies, receiving testimony from Senators Lugar and Conrad; 
and Richard E. Rominger, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
  Committee will meet again on Wednesday, February 22.
INTERIOR BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings 
to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1996 
for the Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony from 
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings 
on the nominations of Dan M. Berkovitz, of the District of Columbia, 
and Shirley Ann Jackson, of New Jersey, each to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Berkovitz was introduced by 
Senator Graham, and Ms. Jackson was introduced by Senators Lautenberg 
and Bradley.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Shirley S. Chater, of Texas, to be Commissioner, Social Security 
Administration, and Maurice B. Foley, of California, and Juan F. 
Vasquez, of Texas, each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf. Ms. Chater was introduced by Senator Hutchison and 
Representative Jacobs, and Mr. Vasquez was introduced by Senator 
Hutchison and Representative Tejeda.
CAPITAL GAINS TAXATION
Committee on Finance: Committee continued hearings to examine the tax 
treatment of capital gains and losses, focusing on indexing assets to 
eliminate tax on gains caused by inflation, receiving testimony from 
Edwin S. Cohen, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville; 
Christopher H. Dent, Price Waterhouse, and Michael L. Schler, on behalf 
of the New York State Bar Association, both of New York, New York; Alan 
Reynolds, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.; Shirley S. Chater, 
Houston, Texas; Maurice B. Foley, Berkeley, California; and Juan F. 
Vasquez, San Antonio, Texas.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zimbabwe, and Bismarck Myrick, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Carson was introduced by 
Senator Simon, and Mr. Myrick was introduced by Senator Robb.
U.S.-AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs 
concluded hearings to examine United States and African trade and 
investment activities, after receiving testimony from George E. Moose, 
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; John Walker, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy, 
Africa, and the Near East; Ruth R. Harkin, President and Chief 
Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; J. 
[[Page D205]] Joseph GrandMaison, Director, Trade and Development 
Agency; Martin A. Kamarck, First Vice President and Vice Chairman, 
Export-Import Bank of the United States; Frank Kennedy, Equator Bank, 
Hartford, Connecticut; and Joseph Parker, General Motors Overseas 
Distribution Corp., Washington, D.C.
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Subcommittee on Children and 
Families concluded hearings to examine the effectiveness of the Federal 
child care and development block grant program, after receiving 
testimony from Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
Services for Children and Families; Mayor Cardell Cooper, East Orange, 
New Jersey, on behalf of the United States Conference of Mayors; Judi 
Schlicting, South Shore Day Care Services, East Weymouth, 
Massachusetts; Mary Moran, Seeds of Love Daycare Home, Indianapolis, 
Indiana; Douglas J. Besharov, American Enterprise Institute for Public 
Policy Research, and William J. Tobin, Child Care Institute of America, 
and Early Childhood Development Center Coalition, both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Susan Muenchow, Florida Children's Forum, Tallahassee.
FUTURE OF SBA
Committee on Small Business: Committee resumed hearings to examine the 
programs administered by the Small Business Administration and its 
future role, receiving testimony from Bob Giaimo, Silver Diner 
Development, Inc., Rockville, Maryland; James B. Graham, FaxLand 
Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia; Giovanni Coratolo, Port of Italy, 
Inc., Springfield, Virginia; Robert Varney, RobSan Corporation, Reston, 
Virginia; Gary F. Petty, National Moving and Storage Association, 
Fairfax, Virginia, on behalf of the Small Business Legislative Council; 
Lew Shattuck, Barre Granite Association, Barre, Vermont, on behalf of 
the National Small Business United; and Virginia Littlejohn, STAR Group 
and Global Strategies, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
INDIAN PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1996 for Indian 
programs, after receiving testimony from Terry Williams, Director, 
Indian Affairs Office, Environmental Protection Agency; Gary Niles 
Kimble, Commissioner, Dominic Mastrapasqua, Deputy Commissioner, Vilma 
Guinn, Special Assistant to the Commissioner, and Sharon McCully, 
Acting Director East and West Division, all of the Administration for 
Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services; Gaiashkibos, 
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, Wisconsin, on behalf of the National 
Congress of American Indians; Julia Davis, National Indian Health 
Board, and A. David Lester, Council of Energy Resource Tribes, both of 
Denver, Colorado; Jacqueline L. Johnson, Tlingit-Haida Indian Housing 
Authority, Juneau, Alaska, on behalf of the National American Indian 
Housing Council; Lorraine P. Edmo, National Indian Education 
Association, Alexandria, Virginia; and Jerry Pardilla, National Tribal 
Environmental Council, Albuquerque, New Mexico.