[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, United States Army, for 
reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to 
the grade of general while serving in that position.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Finance: Committee began 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, but did not complete action thereon and will meet again 
tomorrow.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of James A. Joseph, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of South Africa, and Charles H. Twining, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
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 Thomas W. Miller, Assistant Special Agent in Charge 
(Louisville, Kentucky), Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Jeffrey Howard, 
Concord, New Hampshire, former Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, 
both of the Department of Justice; and Kevin Harris, Spokane, Washington.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Thomas R. Bloom, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Education, Ernest W. DuBester, of New Jersey, to be a Member 
of the National Mediation Board, Daniel A. Mica, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Hughey 
Walker, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability, Harris Wofford, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and a list in the 
Public Health Service Corps received by the Senate on June 26, 1995.
  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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