[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 16 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D82-D83] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) IRAQ POLICY Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings, in open and closed sessions, on issues involving Iraq, including the Department of Defense's role in implementing Iraq policies and events surrounding Operation Desert Fox, after receiving testimony from Walter B. Slocombe, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. SOCIAL SECURITY Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings to examine the United States long-term fiscal outlook, focusing on Social Security reform and funding, after receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the current state of the petroleum industry in the United States, including the effects of declining crude oil prices and foreign oil dependence, and S. 325, to provide tax incentives to encourage production of oil and gas within the United States, after receiving testimony from Senators Hutchison and Conrad; Jay Hakes, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; North Dakota Governor Edward T. Schafer, Bismark, on behalf of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; Lee R. Raymond, Exxon Corporation, Irving, Texas; John H. Litchtblau, Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, Inc., New York, New York; C. Robert Palmer, Rowan Companies, Inc., Houston, Texas; Steven Layton, Equinox Oil Company, The Woodlands, Texas, on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America; Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., Keener Oil and Gas Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Jonathan W. Cuneo, American Anti-Trust Institute, Washington, D.C.; Gary W. Fonay, Lynx Petroleum, Hobbs, New Mexico; Danny Biggs, Pickrell Drilling Co. Inc., Great Bend, Kansas, on behalf of the National Stripper Well Association. Also, committee's subcommittee assignments are as follows: Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation: Senators Nickles (Chairman), Domenici, Bunning, Gorton, Craig, Fitzgerald, Gordon Smith, Graham, Akaka, Dorgan, Johnson, Landrieu, and Bayh. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management: Senators Craig (Chairman), Burns, Fitzgerald, Campbell, Domenici, Thomas, Gordon Smith, Wyden, Akaka, Johnson, Landrieu, Bayh, and Lincoln. Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation: Senators Thomas (Chairman), Campbell, Burns, Nickles, Bunning, Gorton, Akaka, Graham, Landrieu, Bayh, and Lincoln. Subcommittee on Water & Power: Senators Gordon Smith (Chairman), Gorton, Bunning, Craig, Campbell, Dorgan, Graham, Wyden, and Lincoln. [[Page D83]] TRADE POLICY Committee on Finance: Committee continued hearings on trade policy issues, including abusive child labor, international labor, global environmental objectives, and global economic integration, receiving testimony from Senator Harkin; Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor; Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, and Durwood J. Zaelke, Center for International Environmental Law, both of Washington, D.C.; Abraham Katz, U.S. Council for International Business, New York, New York; and William H. Lash III, George Mason University Law School, Arlington, Virginia. Hearings were recessed subject to call. SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICE Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on S. 247, to amend title 17, United States Code, to reform the copyright law with respect to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals, after receiving testimony from Bruce T. Reese, Bonneville International Corporation (KSL-TV), Salt Lake City, Utah; Charles E. Meinkey, Satellite TV Warehouse, St. George, Utah; Michael Peterson, Utah Rural Electric Association, Richfield; and Peter R. Martin, Mt. Mansfield Television, Inc. (WCAX-TV), Burlington, Vermont.