[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D792-D793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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 1996 for the Department of 
Defense, focusing on the ballistic missile defense program, receiving 
testimony from Lt. Gen. Malcolm R. O'Neill, Director, Ballistic Missile 
Defense Organization, Department of Defense.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, July 11.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met and approved 
those provisions which fall within its jurisdiction of proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for national defense 
programs.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland Forces met in 
closed session to mark up those provisions which fall within its 
jurisdiction of proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1996 for national defense programs, but did not complete action thereon 
and will meet again tomorrow.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower met in closed 
session and approved those provisions which fall within its 
jurisdiction of proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1996 for national defense programs.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces met in 
closed session and approved those provisions which fall within its 
jurisdiction of proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1996 for national defense programs.
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee held oversight 
hearings on proposals to supplement the legal framework for private 
property interests, focusing on the operation of Federal environmental 
laws, including related provisions of S. 605, receiving testimony from 
John R. Schmidt, Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice; 
Joseph L. Sax, Counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy, Department of the Interior; New Hampshire State 
Senator Richard L. Russman, Kingston, on behalf of the National 
Conference of State Legislatures; Roger J. Marzulla, Akin, Gump, 
Strauss, Hauer and Feld, Roger Pilon, CATO Institute, and Edward M. 
Thompson, Jr., American Farmland Trust, all of Washington, D.C.; Frank 
I. Michelman, Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 
Jim Little, Emmett, Idaho, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's 
Association; and Don Martin, Albuquerque, New Mexico, on behalf of the 
National Association of Home Builders.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy 
held hearings on proposals to restore the long-term solvency of the 
Social Security System, focusing on the Old Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, receiving testimony 
from Senator Kerrey; David M. Walker, Arthur Andersen LLP, Atlanta, 
Georgia, former Public Trustee of the Social Security and Medicare 
Trust Funds, and former Assistant Secretary of Labor; and Stanford G. 
Ross, Arnold & Porter, former Commissioner of Social Security and 
former Public Trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, 
Mark A. Weinberger, Oldaker, Ryan & Leonard, Anne C. Canfield, McClure, 
Gerard & Neuenschwander, Inc., Heather Lamm, Third Millennium, C. 
Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute, and Allan Tull, American Association 
of Retired Persons, all of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held oversight hearings on the 
activities and responsibilities of the Department of Justice, focusing 
on the administration of justice and the enforcement of laws, receiving 
testimony from Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Dianne P. Wood, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Tena Campbell, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah, George H. King, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California, and 
Robert H. Whaley, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Washington, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Ms. Wood was introduced by Senators 
Simon and Moseley-Braun, Ms. Campbell was introduced by Senators Hatch 
and Bennett, Mr. King was introduced by Senator Boxer, and Mr. Whaley 
was introduced by Senators Gorton and Murray.
BRAIN RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine how 
investment in research into the causes and courses of certain diseases 
can reduce health care costs, focusing on brain research and the long-
term-care costs of brain-related disorders, and a task force report on 
how to prioritize and fund aging-related research, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Hatfield; Richard W. Besdine, University of 
Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, representing the 
Alliance for Aging Research; Guy M. McKhann, Johns Hopkins University, 
Baltimore, Maryland, representing the Dana Alliance for Brain 
Initiatives; Jerry Avorn and Dennis J. Selkoe, both of the Brigham and 
Women's Hospital, and Ole Isacson, McLean Hospital, all of the Harvard 
University Medical School, Arthur D. Ullian, National Campaign to End 
Neurological Disorders, and Benjamin Reeve, all of Boston, 
Massachusetts; Robert M. Goldberg, Brandeis University, Waltham, 
Massachusetts; Allen D. Roses, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, 
North Carolina; Dennis W. Choi, Washington University School of 
Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Millicent R. Kondracke, Washington, 
D.C.; and Frances Powers, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.