[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D55-D56]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Lt. Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, for appointment to the 
grade of general and to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Special 
Operations Command, and Lt. Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAF, for 
appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander-in-Chief, 
United States Strategic Command, and 12 routine military nominations in 
the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
  Prior to this action, the committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Lt. Gen. Shelton and Lt. Gen. Habiger (listed above), 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee held hearings on S. 
46, to revise the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
a voluntary system of spending limits and partial public financing of 
Senate primary and general election campaigns, and to limit 
contributions by multicandidate political committees, S. 1219 and S. 
1389, bills to reform the financing of Federal elections, and S. 1528, 
to reform the financing of Senate campaigns, receiving testimony from 
Senators McCain, Feingold, Thompson, Wellstone, Feinstein, and Bradley; 
Joel M. Gora, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, on behalf of the 
American Civil Liberties Union; Robert M. O'Neil, Thomas Jefferson 
Center for the Protection of Free Expression, Charlottesville, 
Virginia; Archibald Cox, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 
Bradley A. Smith, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, on 
behalf of the CATO Institute; and David M. Mason, Heritage Foundation, 
Ann McBride, Common Cause, and Joan B. Claybrook, Public Citizen, all 
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.
  
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WHITEWATER
Special Committee to Investigate the Whitewater Development Corporation 
and Related Matters: Committee resumed hearings to examine issues 
relative to the Whitewater Development Corporation, receiving testimony 
from Susan Strayhorn, on behalf of the Madison Guaranty Savings and 
Loan.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, February 6.