[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D805-D807] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATIONS Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Catherine E. Woteki, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, I. Miley Gonzalez, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, and August Schumacher, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the [[Page D806]] Commodity Credit Corporation, all of the Department of Agriculture, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. Woteki was introduced by Senator Harkin, Ms. Watkins was introduced by Representative Clayton, Mr. Gonzalez was introduced by Senators Domenici and Bingaman, and Mr. Schumacher was introduced by Senator Kerry. APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia resumed hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the government of the District of Columbia, receiving testimony from Wayne D. Casey, Interim Director, Department of Human Services, Marlene N. Kelley, Acting Director, Department of Health, and Cellerino C. Bernardino, Acting Director, Department of Public Works, all of the District of Columbia. Subcommittee recessed subject to call. NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 2,496 nominations in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. MONETARY POLICY Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the Federal Reserve's report on the economic situation and monetary policy, after receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. NOMINATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Jane Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. NOMINATIONS Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Patrick A. Shea, of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Robert G. Stanton, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Park Service, and Kathleen M. Karpan, of Wyoming, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, all of the Department of the Interior, and Kneeland C. Youngblood, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation. NATURAL GAS Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine certain aspects of natural gas issues into the next century, focusing on world energy supply and demand to the year 2015, the role of government in large scale gas projects in foreign countries, and emerging technologies in gas field development that are making natural gas more economical to market, after receiving testimony from Jay E. Hakes, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, David J. Jhirad, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Policy, Trade and Investment, and Robert S. Kripowicz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, all of the Department of Energy; Julie D. Belaga, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Export-Import Bank of the United States; John Horn, Worldwide Natural Gas and LNG, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; James T. Jensen, Jensen Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.; A. Pedro H. van Meurs, van Meurs & Associates, Ltd., and Robert L. Pierce, Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd., both of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and John Galt, Vessy, Geneva, Switzerland. CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee resumed hearings to examine certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on campaign financing, receiving testimony from Benton L. Becker, Coral Gables, Florida; and Michael E. Baroody, Washington, D.C. Hearings continue tomorrow. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee resumed mark-up of S. 10, to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by juvenile criminals, and punish and deter violent gang crime, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow. AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1053, authorizing funds for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, after receiving testimony from Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and John P. Walters, Philanthropy Roundtable, Washington, D.C., former Acting Director and Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 1020, to improve and authorize funds for programs of the National Foundation on the Arts and [[Page D807]] Humanities Act and the Art and Artifacts Indemnity Act, with amendments; S. 1046, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation; and The nominations of John T. Broderick Jr., of New Hampshire, and Ernestine P. Watlington, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, Louis Caldera, of California, to be a Managing Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Paul Simon, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, and Gina McDonald, of Kansas, and Bonnie O'Day, of Minnesota, each to be a Member of the National Council on Disability. Also, committee began consideration of the proposed Workforce Improvement Partnership Act, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.