[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D926]
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. Henry H. Shelton, USA, to be Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Heidi H. Schulman, of California, 
and Katherine Milner Anderson, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and 
Sheila Foster Anthony, of Arkansas, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the 
aforementioned nominations, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Ms. Anderson was introduced by Senator 
Lott, and Ms. Anthony was introduced by Senators Bumpers and 
Hutchinson.
FOREST SERVICE ALASKA REGION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to examine the organizational structure, staffing, 
and budget for implementation of the Tongass Land Management Plan and 
the management of programs under the jurisdiction of the Alaska region 
of the Forest Service, after receiving testimony from Ronald E. 
Stewart, Deputy Chief, and Phil Janik, Regional Forester (Juneau, 
Alaska), both of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and 
Mayor Dennis Egan, Juneau, Alaska.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Rita D. Hayes, of South Carolina, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Kenneth S. Apfel, of 
Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security 
Administration, Nancy-Ann Minn Deparle, of Tennessee, to be 
Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, and Olivia 
A. Golden, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Family Support, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
and David A. Lipton, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for 
International Affairs, Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Deputy 
Under Secretary, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Financial Markets, and Nancy Killefer, of Florida, to be Assistant 
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, all of the Department of the 
Treasury, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf. Ms. Hayes was introduced by Senators Thurmond and Hollings, 
Ms. Deparle was introduced by Senator Frist, and Ms. Golden was 
introduced by Senator Moynihan.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Thomas J. Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, Donna Jean Hrinak, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia, Edward E. 
Shumaker III, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Trinidad and Tobago, and Curtis Warren Kamman, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Shumaker was introduced by Senators Smith and Gregg.
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 Joseph E. 
Sandler, General Counsel, Democratic National Committee.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on intelligence matters from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.