[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 4, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D89-D90]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET; OVERSIGHT PLAN; CBO DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION; 
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the President's Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., 
Director, OMB.
  The Committee also took the following action: approved an Oversight 
Plan for the 108th Congress; and recommended to the Speaker the 
appointment of Douglas Holtz-Eakin to be Director of CBO.
  Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H .J. Res. 18, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending 2003, in the House equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the joint resolution. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Hastings of Washington and Frost.
FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the President's Fiscal 
year 2004 Budget proposals. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, 
Secretary of the Treasury.

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  Hearings continue tomorrow.