[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 35 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D223-D225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D15MR1-83]D223 FEDERAL FA
FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
[D15MR1-84]D223 Committee
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on federal farm commodity 
programs, with the Wheat industry. Testimony was heard from Dusty Tallman, 
President, National Association of Wheat Growers.
[D15MR1-85]D223 Hearings c
  Hearings continue March 21.
[D15MR1-86]D223 The Commit
  The Committee approved Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for 
submission to the Committee on the Budget and also considered other pending 
Committee business.
[D15MR1-87]D223 DEFENSE AP
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
[D15MR1-88]D223 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Worldwide Threat. Testimony was heard from 
George Tenet, Director, CIA and Vice Adm. Thomas Wilson, USN, Director, 
Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.
[D15MR1-89]D223 The Subcom
  The Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
U.S. Southern Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Peter Pace, USA, 
Commander in Chief, Southern Command, Department of Defense
[D15MR1-90]D223 LABOR, HHS
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D15MR1-91]D223 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses
[D15MR1-92]D223 Hearings c
  Hearings continue March 20.
[D15MR1-93]D223 MILITARY C
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
[D15MR1-94]D223 Committee
Committee on Military Construction: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
held a hearing on Historic Properties. Testimony was heard from Henry L. 
Hinton, Assistant Comptroller, Office of Information Management and 
Communications, GAO, and the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Major Gen. R.L. Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Installation Management; Rear Adm. Michael R. Johnson, CEC, USN, Commander, 
Naval

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Facilities Engineering Command; Major Gen. Earnest Robbins, USAF, Air Force 
Civil Engineer; and Brig. Gen. Michael R. Lehnert, USMC, Assistant Deputy 
Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities).
[D15MR1-95]D224 TRANSPORTA
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D15MR1-96]D224 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing 
on Airline Delays. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Jane Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth 
M. Mead, Inspector General, and public witnesses.
[D15MR1-97]D224 STATE DEPA
STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRIORITIES
[D15MR1-98]D224 Committee
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Department of State Budget 
Priorities Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from Colin L. Powell, 
Secretary of State; and the following officials of the U.S. Commission on 
National Security/21st Century: Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chairman; and Lee H. 
Hamilton, member.
[D15MR1-99]D224 IMPROVING
IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
[D15MR1-100]D224 Committee
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on Improving Student Achievement Through 
Technology. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
[D15MR1-101]D224 AMERICAN F
AMERICAN FAMILIES--SMARTER HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP
[D15MR1-102]D224 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled: ``A Smarter Health Care Partnership for American Families: Making 
Federal and State Roles in Managed Care Regulation and Liability Work for 
Accountable and Affordable Health Care Coverage.'' Testimony was heard from 
Angela Monson, Senator, State of Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
[D15MR1-103]D224 DIGITAL TV
DIGITAL TV
[D15MR1-104]D224 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the 
Internet held a hearing on Digital Television: A Private Sector Perspective 
on the Transition. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
[D15MR1-105]D224 VULNERABIL
VULNERABILITIES TO WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE
[D15MR1-106]D224 Committee
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' 
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Vulnerabilities to 
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Inspectors General Views on Defense and National 
Security Programs and on Inspectors General Views on International Relations 
and Trade Programs. Testimony was heard from Robert J. Lieberman, Acting 
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Gregory Friedman, Inspector 
General, Department of Energy; Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Roberta L. Gross, Inspector General, NASA; 
Richard L. Skinner, Deputy Inspector General, FEMA; the following officials 
of the Department of State: Ambassador Anne M. Sigmund, Acting Inspector 
General; and Everett L. Mosley, Inspector General, AID; Dev Jagadesan, 
Acting Inspector General, U.S. International Trade Commission; and Charles 
D. Smith, Inspector General, Peace Corps.
[D15MR1-107]D224 HUMAN RIGH
HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
[D15MR1-108]D224 Committee
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights in Northern 
Ireland: Promises Kept or Promises Broken? Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
[D15MR1-109]D224 UNBORN VIC
UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT
[D15MR1-110]D224 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing 
on H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
[D15MR1-111]D224 OVERSIGHT--
OVERSIGHT--NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND DEMAND
[D15MR1-112]D224 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an 
oversight hearing on Domestic Natural Gas Supply and Demand: the 
Contribution to Public Lands and the OCS. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
[D15MR1-113]D224 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D15MR1-114]D224 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 643, African Elephant 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H.R. 700, Asian Elephant 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Marshall 
Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
[D15MR1-115]D224 BROWNFIELD
BROWNFIELDS
[D15MR1-116]D224 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment

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held a hearing on Brownfields: Lessons from the Field. Testimony was heard 
from Mayor Patrick L. McCrory, Mayor, Charlotte, North Carolina; and public 
witnesses.
[D15MR1-117]D225 VETERANS'
VETERANS' OPPORTUNITIES ACT; VETERANS HOUSING ASSISTANCE
[D15MR1-118]D225 Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on 
the following: H.R. 801, Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001; and on VA's 
implementation of veterans transitional housing assistance. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Warner; Representatives Pascrell, Doyle and Jo Ann Davis; 
Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; representatives of 
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
[D15MR1-119]D225 MEDICARE R
MEDICARE REFORM
[D15MR1-120]D225 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on 
Medicare Reform, focusing on Bringing Regulatory Relief to Beneficiaries and 
Providers. Testimony was heard from George F. Grob, Deputy Inspector 
General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
[D15MR1-121]D225 WELFARE RE
WELFARE REFORM
[D15MR1-122]D225 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing 
on Welfare Reform. Testimony was heard from Cynthia M. Fagnoni, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Health and Human Services 
Division, GAO; Christine Devere, Analyst, Social Legislation, Domestic 
Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; 
and public witnesses.
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