[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D561-D562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
Defense and defense related programs, receiving testimony from numerous 
public witnesses.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday, June 11.
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held hearings to examine the status of the bilateral aviation 
negotiations between the United States and the United Kingdom, focusing 
on the planned alliance of American Airlines and British Airways, 
receiving testimony from Senator Torricelli; Charles A. Hunnicutt, 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International 
Affairs; John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, and Timothy Hannegan, 
Assistant Director, both for Transportation Issues, Resources, 
Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting 
Office; Robert L. Crandall, American Airlines, Inc., Dallas/Fort Worth 
Airport, Texas; Robert J. Ayling, British Airways, London, England; 
Stephen M. Wolf, US Airways, Arlington, Virginia; Richard Branson, 
Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, West Sussex, United

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Kingdom; and Sir Freddie Laker, Laker Airways, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings 
on the nomination of Michael J. Armstrong, of Colorado, to be an 
Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after 
the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Campbell, Allard, Conrad, 
Dorgan and Representatives Skaggs and Pomeroy, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf. Testimony was also received from James Lee 
Witt, Director, FEMA.
FBI OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded oversight hearings to 
review the administration and operations of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, after receiving testimony from Louis J. Freeh, Director, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
SMALL BUSINESS MANDATES
Committee on Small Business: Committee held hearings to examine Federal 
efforts to reduce unfunded mandates, paperwork requirements, and 
certain regulations affecting the small business community, and 
provisions of S. 389 and H.R. 1010, bills to improve congressional 
deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, receiving 
testimony from Senator Abraham; Representative Condit; Michael Brostek, 
Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General 
Government Division, General Accounting Office; Angela Antonelli, 
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Bob Spence, Faultless Laundry 
Company, Kansas City, Missouri; David S. Marsh, Marsh Plating Company, 
Ypsilanti, Michigan; Shelly Netherwood, Clarendon Flavor Engineering, 
Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; and Philip C. Hauck, Counselor Publishing 
Company, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
AUTHORIZATION-INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
an original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the 
intelligence community.