[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 60 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, receiving testimony from Jesse Brown, Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday, May 8.
TRANSPORTATION MOTOR FUELS TAX
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings on proposals to repeal 
the 4.3 cents per gallon transportation motor fuels tax as imposed by 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, receiving testimony from 
Thomas J. Donahue, American Trucking Associations, Inc., Edwin L. 
Harper, Association of American Railroads, Carol B. Hallett, Air 
Transport Association of America, and Susan Perry, American Bus 
Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and Melvin Sherbert, Suitland, 
Maryland, on behalf of the Service Station Dealers of America.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: On Thursday, May 2, committee concluded 
hearings on the nominations of Walker D. Miller, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Colorado, Nina Gershon, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Edmund A. 
Sargus, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Ohio, W. Craig Broadwater, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, and Dean D. Pregerson, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Miller was introduced 
by Senator Brown, Ms. Gershon was introduced by Senators Moynihan and 
D'Amato, Mr. Sargus was introduced by Senators Glenn and DeWine, Mr. 
Broadwater was introduced by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller, Ms. Lemmon 
was introduced by Senators Johnston and Breaux and Representative 
Tauzin, and Mr. Pregerson was introduced by Senators Boxer and 
Feinstein. Testimony was also received on the nomination of Ms. Lemmon 
from Chief Judge Morey Sear, United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana.
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.