[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 126 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D961-D962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUDGET REVIEW
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings on the mid-
session review of the 1996 budget, focusing on the Administration's 
proposal to reduce the Federal deficit and facilitate economic growth, 
after receiving testimony from Alice M. Rivlin, Director, Office of 
Management and Budget.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FUTURE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the future of the Department of Commerce, after 
receiving testimony from Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce; Edward 
Hudgins, CATO Institute, and Suzanne Iudicello, Center for Marine 
Conservation, both of Washington, D.C.; Sergio Mazza, American National 
Standards Institute, New York, New York; Richard Gowen, South Dakota 
School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City; Robert W. Cross, Nanophase 
Technologies Corporation, Burr Ridge, Illinois; and Gary W. Jones, FED 
Corporation, Hopewell Junction, New York.
OPERATING PERMITS PROVISIONS OF CLEAN AIR ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded oversight 
hearings on the implementation of Title V of the Clean Air Act of 1990 
(P.L. 101-549), relating to Federal operating permits which require 
industries to comply with certain pollution control requirements, after 
receiving testimony from Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Air and Radiation, and Steven Herman, Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, both of the 
Environmental Protection Agency; David Hawkins, Natural Resources 
Defense Counsel, Washington, D.C.; Paul J. Eisele, Masco Corporation, 
Taylor, Michigan, on behalf of the American Furniture Association; 
Richard Wimbish, Techform, Incorporated, Mount Airy, North Carolina, on 
behalf of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.; Jeff Saitas, 
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Austin; Robert 
Hodanbosi, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus; and Dan V. 
Bartosh, Jr., Dallas, Texas, on behalf of Texas Instruments Corporation 
and the Air Implementation Reform Coalition.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade held hearings 
to examine various international trade issues, focusing on granting 
most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff status to Cambodia and the permanent 
extension of MFN tariff status to Bulgaria, proposed legislation to 
authorize funds for the Generalized System of Preferences program, and 
the Administration's fiscal year 1996 budget requests for the Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, the United States International 
Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service, receiving 
testimony from Senator McCain; Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy United 
States Trade Representative; Vincette L. Goerl, Assistant Commissioner, 
Office of Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, United States Customs 
Service, Department of the Treasury; Peter S. Watson, Chairman, United 
States International Trade Commission; William J. Cunningham, AFL-CIO, 
Washington, D.C.; Ronald L. Parrish, Tandy Corporation, Forth Worth, 
Texas; and John L. Smith, Amsurco Incorporated, Mendham, New Jersey.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of William H. Courtney, of West Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Georgia, James F. Collins, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for 
the New Independent States, Joseph A. Presel, of Rhode Island, for the 
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Negotiator 
for Nagorno-Karabakh, Stanley T. 

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Escudero, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, 
and Lee F. Jackson, of Massachusetts, to be United States Director of 
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Collins was introduced by Senator Simon.
HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, 
and Property Rights concluded hearings on H.R. 660, to amend the Fair 
Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status 
discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons, after 
receiving testimony from Senator Kyl; Stuart Ishimaru, Counsel to the 
Assistant Attorney General on Civil Rights, Department of Justice; Sara 
K. Pratt, Director of Investigations, Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Vice Mayor 
Laurie Van Ardale, Hemet, California; Bill Williams, Federation of 
Mobile Home Owners of Florida, Inc., Largo, Florida; Kristian Jensen, 
Jensen's Incorporated, Southington, Connecticut; and James B. Morales, 
National Center for Youth Law, San Francisco, California.
ANNUAL REFUGEE CONSULTATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded 
hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 1996 budget request for 
refugee admissions, after receiving testimony from Peter Tarnoff, 
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.
WHITEWATER
Special Committee to Investigate the Whitewater Development Corporation 
and Related Matters: Committee resumed hearings to examine issues 
relative to the President's involvement with the Whitewater Development 
Corporation, focusing on certain events following the death of Deputy 
White House Counsel Vincent Foster, receiving testimony from Deborah L. 
Gorham, Assistant to Associate Counsel to the President, former 
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Counsel to the President; Linda R. 
Tripp, Deputy Director, Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, United 
States Department of Defense, former Executive Assistant to the Counsel 
to the President; and Robert E. Langston, Chief, Charles W. Hume, 
Captain, and Peter W. Markland, Sergeant, all of the United States Park 
Police, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.