[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1112-D1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nomination of Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  Also, committee completed its review of certain spending reductions 
and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by 
H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002, and agreed on recommendations which it will make thereon to 
the Committee on the Budget.

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RUBY RIDGE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Government Information resumed hearings to examine certain Federal law 
enforcement actions with regard to the 1992 incident at Ruby Ridge, 
Idaho, receiving testimony from Frank Costanza, Pilot, Hostage Response 
Team, and Eugene F. Glenn, former Special Agent in Charge (Salt Lake 
City, Utah), both of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Duke 
Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal, United States Marshal Service, all of the 
Department of Justice.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
TAX ISSUES IMPACTING SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Committee held hearings to examine certain 
tax issues affecting small business, focusing on capital gains tax 
reform, estate tax relief, pension simplification, classification of 
independent contractors, increasing the expensing provision, and the 
deductibility of health insurance, and related provisions of S. 1086, 
American Family-Owned Business Act, and S. 959, Capital Formation Act, 
receiving testimony from Senators Hatch and Lieberman; Tom Wiggans, 
Connective Therapeutics, Palo Alto, California, on behalf of the 
Biotechnology Industry Organization; James L. Mann, SunGard Data 
Systems Incorporated, Wayne, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the American 
Business Conference; Ann Parker Maust, Parker-Maust Corporation, 
Arcadia, Florida, on behalf of the National Federation of Independent 
Business; Michael O. Roush, National Federation of Independent 
Business, Washington, D.C.; Phyllis Gardner, Max, Nebraska, on behalf 
of the National Cattlemen's Association; and Charles E. Kruse, Missouri 
Farm Bureau, Jefferson City.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to consider 
certain intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to call.