[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: On Friday, September 27, Committee 
concluded hearings on the nominations of General James L. Jones, Jr., 
USMC, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, 
United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 
Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, for reappointment to the grade of 
admiral and to be Commander, United States Strategic Command, 
Lieutenant General Michael W. Hagee, USMC, for appointment to the grade 
of general and to be Commandant of the Marine Corps, Charles S. Abell, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Thomas Forrest Hall, of Oklahoma, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Reserve Affairs, and Charles E. Erdmann, of Colorado, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf. Lieutenant General Michael W. Hagee was introduced by Senator 
Hutchison and Mr. Erdmann was introduced by Senator Burns.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY AID
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings 
to examine the conditions and performance of the federal-aid highway 
system and the challenges and strategies for enhancing mobility, after 
receiving testimony from Senator Byrd; Mary E. Peters, Administrator, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; JayEtta 
Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting 
Office; Joseph L. Perkins, Alaska Department of Transportation, Juneau, 
on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials; Gordon Proctor, Ohio Department of 
Transportation, Columbus; and Thomas L. Jackson, American Society of 
Civil Engineers, and William Buechner, American Road and Transportation 
Builders Association, both of Washington, D.C.
POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Governmental Affairs: On Friday, September 27, 
Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal 
Services concluded hearings to examine the annual report of the 
Postmaster General, focusing on the Postal Service Transformation Plan, 
the progress of cleaning anthrax-contaminated postal facilities, and 
further steps the Postal Service will take to reduce debt and increase 
financial transparency, after receiving testimony from John E. Potter, 
Postmaster General of the United States of America.