[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D658-D659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
1995 FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation concluded hearings on 
proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United States 
agricultural programs, focusing on research and the future of American 
agriculture, after receiving testimony from Karl Stauber, Under 
Secretary Designate of Agriculture for Research, Education and 
Economics; Susan E. Offutt, Executive Director of the Board on 
Agriculture, National Research Council; John Owens, New Mexico State 
University, Las Cruces, on behalf of the National Association of State 
Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Victor L. Lechtenberg, Purdue 
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, on behalf of the Research and 
Education Working Group of the National Center for Food and 
Agricultural Policy; Frank F. Busta, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 
on behalf of the Institute of Food Technologists; William R. Sprague, 
Kentucky Farm Bureau, Louisville, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau 
Federation; Michael Wehler, Plain, Wisconsin, on behalf of the Animal 
Agriculture Coalition; Robert F. Barnes, American Society of Agronomy, 
Madison, Wisconsin, on behalf of the Crop Science Society of America 
and the Soil Science [[Page D659]] Society of America; Alan Goldhammer, 
Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington, D.C.; Larry Jefferies, 
New Castle, Kentucky, on behalf of the Campaign for Sustainable 
Agriculture; and David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
APPROPRIATIONS--FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related 
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
1996 for the Fish and Wildlife Service, receiving testimony from George 
T. Frampton, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 
Mollie H. Beattie, Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
and Mary Ann Lawler, Director of Budget, all of the Department of the 
Interior
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, June 6.
MEXICAN BANKING SYSTEM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the impact of the peso devaluation and the 
Administration aid package on the banking system and economy of Mexico, 
after receiving testimony from Jerome I. Levinson, Economic Policy 
Institute, and Christopher Whalen, Legal Research International, Inc., both 
of Washington, D.C.; Bernard L. Weinstein, University of North Texas, 
Denton; Alberto Sanchez, Deutsche Bank Securities Corp., New York, New York; 
Juan Auping, Iberian American University, Raymundo Artiz, National 
Association of Manufacturers, and Javier Livas, all of Mexico City, Mexico; 
Sra. Liliana Flores, Monterrey, Mexico; and Gabriel Hinojosa, Puebla, 
Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation 
concluded hearings to examine issues relating to international aviation 
policy, after receiving testimony from Federico Pena, Secretary, and Stephen 
H. Kaplan, General Counsel, both of the Department of Transportation; 
Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and 
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; Ronald Allen, 
Delta Airlines, and Thomas H. Weidemeyer, United Parcel Service Airlines, 
both of Atlanta, Georgia; Gerald Greenwald, United Airlines, Chicago, 
Illinois; Jeffrey Erickson, Trans World Airlines, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; 
Robert L. Crandall, AMR Corporation, Dallas, Texas; and George F. Doughty, 
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
WELFARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee began markup of H.R. 4, to control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence by requiring States to encourage job 
placement measures, to provide for a job voucher program through the use of 
private profit and nonprofit organizations, to eliminate certain Federal 
requirements to give States additional flexibility in operating their Job 
Opportunities and Basic Skill Training Program (JOBS), and to establish a 
temporary family assistance grant under which States can provide assistance 
to needy families with minor children, but did not complete action thereon, 
and will continue tomorrow.
AVIATION SAFETY
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management and the District of Columbia held hearings to examine the safety 
implications of unapproved aviation parts used in the rebuilding of 
aircraft, receiving testimony from David R. Hinson, Administrator, Federal 
Aviation Administration, A. Mary Schiavo, Inspector General, and Harry 
Schaefer, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Office of the Inspector 
General, all of the Department of Transportation; Thomas T. Kubic, Chief, 
Financial Crimes Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
Justice; Chester Paul Beach, Jr., United Technologies Corporation, East 
Hartford, Connecticut, on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association; 
Michael F. Rioux, Air Transport Association of America, Walter S. Coleman, 
Regional Airline Association, and Edward J. Glueckler, Airline Suppliers 
Association, all of Washington, D.C.; Gabor Kish, New York, New York; and 
James M. Frisbee, Apple Valley, Minnesota.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings on the Administration's 
counter-terrorism intelligence gathering proposals, focusing on whether 
there is a need for increased wiretap and infiltration authority for Federal 
law enforcement, receiving written testimony from Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy 
Attorney General, Department of Justice; James E. Moody, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and James X. Dempsey, 
Center for National Security Studies, and Donald M. Haines, American Civil 
Liberties Union, both of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
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.