[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 150 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1091-D1092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SMALLPOX PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings on issues concerning the 
threat posed by smallpox, focusing on a comprehensive plan to better 
protect Americans from smallpox, including funding for the production 
of a vaccine for every American, and for the identification, tracking, 
and containment of smallpox if confronted with outbreaks, after 
receiving testimony from Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute 
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and 
James W. LeDuc, Acting Director, Division of Viral and Rickettsial 
Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, both of the Department of Health and Human 
Services; Michael Friedman, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers 
of America, Washington, D.C.; and M. Anita Barry, Boston Public Health 
Commission, Boston, Massachusetts, on behalf of the National 
Association of County and City Health Officials.

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CHILDREN CRISIS SUPPORT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Children and Families held hearings to examine the impact of the recent 
terrorist crisis and ongoing threats to safety and security on the 
psychological and emotional well-being of children, and how to better 
prepare for future emergencies, receiving testimony from Bernard S. 
Arons, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Cindy Dickinson, Fairfax County Public Schools, on behalf of 
the National Association of School Psychologists, and Nikki Atkinson, 
both of Alexandria, Virginia; Catherine Milton, Save the Children, 
Westport, Connecticut; Joseph L. Wright, Children's National Medical 
Center Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Washington, D.C., on 
behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and Robin Goodman, New 
York University Child Study Center AboutOurKids.org and Public 
Education Programs, New York, New York.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: On Thursday, November 1, committee 
held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from 
officials of the intelligence community.
  Committee will meet again on Wednesday, November 7.